单词 | supposure |
释义 | supposuren. Now rare. A supposition; a hypothesis. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [noun] > instance suspicionc1460 supposal1511 supposition1565 suppose1573 surmise1590 supposure1613 1613 G. Chapman Reuenge Bussy D'Ambois iii. sig. F3 There hung a taile Of circumstance so blacke on that supposure, That [etc.]. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 263 Thy other Arguments are all Supposures, Hypothetical. 1680 M. Godwyn Negro's & Indians Advocate 46 And so much for the first Supposure. 1864 T. Edwards Eng.-Welsh Pronouncing Dict. II. 556/2 Supposure, syp-pō'-zhyr. 2007 West Coast Line 41 38 Between clapboard bivouac and urban tundra. Between negative space and negative attitude. Negative electron and negative capability. Puddle and shadow. Double exposure and puzzled supposure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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