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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupposizione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: suppoziˈtsjone
"La sua supposizione era errata."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An uncertain belief or assumption.
"Her supposition about the outcome of the experiment was proven wrong." - 2
A condition or premise that is assumed for the sake of argument.
"The theory was based on the supposition that all variables were controlled."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Late Middle English, stemming from Old French 'supposition', and ultimately from Latin 'suppositionem' (a placing underneath, a condition or hypothesis), from the verb 'supponere' meaning 'to place under' or 'substitute'. The semantic evolution shifted from physically placing under to mentally hypothesizing or presuming a concept as a basis for reasoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supposition" is said worldwide
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supposition
Transliteration: sypoziʃjɔ̃
"Sa supposition était incorrecte."
Vermutung
Transliteration: fɛʁˈmʊtʊŋ
"Ihre Vermutung war falsch."
supposizione
Transliteration: suppoziˈtsjone
"La sua supposizione era errata."
suposición
Transliteration: suposiˈsjon
"Su suposición resultó ser incorrecta."
suposição
Transliteration: supozisˈɐ̃w
"A sua suposição estava errada."
धारणा
Transliteration: dhāraṇā
"उसकी धारणा गलत साबित हुई।"
假设
Transliteration: jiǎshè
"她的假设被证明是错误的。"
가정
Transliteration: gajeong
"그의 가정은 틀렸다고 판명되었다."
仮定
Transliteration: katei
"彼女の仮定は間違っていることが証明された。"
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