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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSupposititious
/səˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪʃ.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Fraudulently substituted or替代 for another, typically secretly or deceptively; spurious.
"The historian discovered that the royal charter was supposititious, crafted centuries after the king's death." - 2
Hypothetical or based on supposition rather than established facts.
"His argument rested entirely on supposititious premises that lacked empirical backing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'suppositicius', meaning substituted or spurious, originating from 'suppositus', the past participle of 'supponere' (to put under or substitute). It entered English in the mid-16th century, initially retaining the legal sense of a fraudulently substituted child or document, later broadening to mean hypothetical or fictitious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supposititious" is said worldwide
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suppositice
Transliteration: /su.pɔ.zi.tis/
"Le document présenté par le fraudeur s'est avéré suppositice."
untergeschoben
Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐɡəˌʃoːbn̩/
"Das Testament erwies sich als untergeschoben und ungültig."
suppositizio
Transliteration: /sup.po.ziˈtits.jo/
"Gli esperti hanno dimostrato che il manoscritto era suppositizio."
supositicio
Transliteration: /su.po.siˈti.sjo/
"La autenticidad de la obra fue cuestionada por ser de origen supositicio."
supositício
Transliteration: /su.po.ziˈti.si.u/
"O testamento foi considerado supositício pelo tribunal."
कथात्मक / कल्पित
Transliteration: kalpit
Script: कल्पित
"उसका यह तर्क पूरी तरह से कल्पित मान्यताओं पर आधारित था।"
假冒的
Transliteration: jiǎmào de
"法官认定这份遗嘱是假冒的。"
가짜의
Transliteration: gajjaui
"그 문서는 위조되고 가짜인 것으로 드러났다."
偽りの
Transliteration: itsuwari no
"その遺言書は偽りのものであることが判明した。"
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