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(suppositions) 1. A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. (FORMAL) There’s a popular supposition that we’re publicly funded but the bulk of our money comes from competitive contracts... = assumption N-COUNT: oft N that 2. You can describe someone’s ideas or statements as supposition if you disapprove of the fact that they have no evidence to support them. The report has been rejected by the authorities, who said much of it was based on supposition or inaccuracy. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-French supposicion, from Late Latin ~-, suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere Date: 15th century 1. something that is supposed ; hypothesis 2. the act of supposing • ~al adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a fact or idea etc. supposed. 2 the act or an instance of supposing. Derivatives suppositional adj. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. предположение, гипотеза on the supposition of smth. —- предполагая что-л. on the supposition that... —- предположим, что... it was a mere supposition —- это была лишь догадка a newpaper article based on supposition —- газетная статья, основанная на домыслах we mustn't comdemn him on mere supposition —- мы не должны осуждать его только на основании догадок our suppositions were confirmed —- наши подозрения оправдались ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun предположение; on the supposition of smth. - предполагая что-л., в ожидании чего-л.; on this supposition, on the supposition that... - предположим, что... ...Англо-русский словарь
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