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suppositum

suppositum noun: something supposed to be true; an assumption.

Noun

suppositum (uncountable)

  1. Something supposed to be true; an assumption
    • The answer may be that these relation-ships are generated in every possible world, given any suppositum of a certain least complexity.1977, David Joel, Weissman - Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence

Origin of suppositum

From the past participle of Latin supponere (“to suppose”).

Questions about suppositum

What does suppositum mean?
Suppositum means something supposed to be true; an assumption.
What part of speech is suppositum?
Suppositum is a noun.

Words near suppositum in the dictionary

  1. suppositives
  2. suppositor
  3. suppositories
  4. suppositors
  5. suppository
  6. suppositum
  7. supposively
  8. supposta
  9. supposure
  10. supposures
  11. suppress

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