Supposal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Supposal \Sup*pos"al\, n.
     The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed;
     supposition; opinion. --Shak.
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           Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal,


           at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. --South.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  supposal
       n 1: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is
            built upon certain assumptions" [syn: {assumption}, {supposition}]
       2: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: {supposition}]