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English noun: supposition | |||
| 1. | supposition (communication) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | ||
| Synonyms | conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, surmisal, surmise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opinion, view | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | divination | ||
| 2. | supposition (cognition) a hypothesis that is taken for granted | ||
| Samples | Any society is built upon certain assumptions. | ||
| Synonyms | assumption, supposal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hypothesis, possibility, theory | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | base, basic assumption, basis, conclusion, constatation, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, given, groundwork, precondition, presumption, self-evident truth | ||
| 3. | supposition (cognition) the cognitive process of supposing | ||
| Synonyms | supposal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjecture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | presupposition | ||
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