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supposition
English
Etymology
From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositi?, suppositi?nem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positi?, positi?nem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of p?n?, p?nere (“put, place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?p??z???n/
Noun
supposition (countable and uncountable, plural suppositions)
- Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
- The act or an instance of supposing.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:supposition
Related terms
- suppositious
Translations
French
Etymology
From supposer +? -ition.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.po.zi.sj??/
Noun
supposition f (plural suppositions)
- supposition
Related terms
- présupposition
Further reading
- “supposition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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augury
English
Etymology
augur +? -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.?j?.?i/
Noun
augury (countable and uncountable, plural auguries)
- A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- 1850, James Russell Lowell, The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe/Volume 1/Edgar A. Poe
- In Wordsworth's first preludings there is but a dim foreboding of the creator of an era. From Southey's early poems, a safer augury might have been drawn.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 15:
- No augury could be hopefuller. The Fates must indeed be hard, the Ordeal severe, the Destiny dark, that could destroy so bright a Spring!
- 1850, James Russell Lowell, The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe/Volume 1/Edgar A. Poe
- An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:augury.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:omen
Hyponyms
Related terms
- augur
Translations
augury From the web:
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