suppositum

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noun

Something supposed to be true; an assumption

OriginLatin supponere →
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Meanings

nounsuppositum (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesSomething 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

  1. Latinsupponere“to suppose”
  2. Englishsuppositum

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

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APA

suppositum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositum

MLA

“suppositum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suppositum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositum.

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