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PRONUNCIATION OF SUPPOSAL

supposal  [səˈpəʊzəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUPPOSAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Supposal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUPPOSAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of supposal in the English dictionary

The definition of supposal in the dictionary is a supposition.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUPPOSAL


carousal
kəˈraʊzəl
counterproposal
ˈkaʊntəprəˌpəʊzəl
deposal
dɪˈpəʊzəl
disposal
dɪˈspəʊzəl
espousal
ɪˈspaʊzəl
exposal
ɪkˈspəʊzəl
hosel
ˈhəʊzəl
housel
ˈhaʊzəl
hyperarousal
ˌhaɪpərəˈraʊzəl
losel
ˈləʊzəl
mousle
ˈmaʊzəl
nousle
ˈnaʊzəl
overarousal
ˌəʊvərəˈraʊzəl
predisposal
ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊzəl
proposal
prəˈpəʊzəl
serosal
sɪˈrəʊzəl
spousal
ˈspaʊzəl
tousle
ˈtaʊzəl
touzle
ˈtaʊzəl
transposal
trænˈspəʊzəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUPPOSAL

supposable
supposably
suppose
supposed
supposedly
supposer
supposition
suppositional
suppositionally
suppositionary
suppositionless
suppositious
suppositiously
suppositiousness
supposititious
supposititiously
supposititiousness
suppositive
suppositively
suppositories

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUPPOSAL

bomb disposal
garbage disposal
mine disposal
mucosal
neurosal
petrosal
refuse disposal
reposal
sclerosal
sewage disposal
squamosal
submucosal
thimerosal
waste disposal

Synonyms and antonyms of supposal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «supposal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUPPOSAL

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The translations of supposal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «supposal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

supposal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

supposal
570 millions of speakers

English

supposal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

supposal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

supposal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

supposal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

supposal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

supposal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supposal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Supposal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

supposal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

supposal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

supposal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supposal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

supposal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

supposal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपेक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

supposal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

supposal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

supposal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

supposal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supposal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

supposal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onder die indruk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

supposal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

supposal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of supposal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSAL»

The term «supposal» is normally little used and occupies the 143.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUPPOSAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about supposal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPPOSAL»

Discover the use of supposal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to supposal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Way of Phenomenology
It is a supposal that there is something (the T), and that it is thus-and- so ('thinking , and therefore is'). Disregarding the obviously richer content and complexity of Descartes' claim, we can distinguish two different affairs here. On the one hand, ...
Richard M. Zaner, 1976
2
C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies
But, to understand his approach, you need to recognize that Lewis differentiates allegory from something he calls supposal. In a December 1959 letter to a young girl named Sophia Storr, he explains the difference (emphasis mine): I don't say.
Richard Wagner, 2011
3
Familiar Letters to a Gentleman on Several Important ...
Upon the one supposal, Christ has performed all the proper conditions of our justification, and freely bestows the benefit, on our acceptance: whereas, upon the other supposal, Christ has not performed the conditions of our justification, but ...
Jonathan Dickinson, 1835
4
Knowledge and Reality: A Criticism of Mr F. H. Bradley's ...
To complete the disjunction we add the supposal, “ If it is not one, it must be the other; ifA is not i, it must be c; and it must be i, if it is not e.” This supposal completes the “ Either—or.” I cannot understand what the supposal adds to what is taken ...
Bernard Bosanquet, 2011
5
Imagination
Thus, to resume, Peter may obey the request to suppose by a response which is in imagination Or not, and which is with imagination or not. _ One other feature of this usage of 'supposal' may be noted before we leave it. When Peter supposes ...
E. J. Furlong, 2014
6
A general abridgment of the common law: alphabetically ...
□n (C) In what Cafes it stiall be granted contrary to the Supposal of the Writ. I. IjP Trespass for Land in one Town, if the SDefenDant saps tljaf if win alto* ther Colon , anDfheUis the cause of Aid, pet be shall babe it, tfja' contrary to the Supposal.
Knightley D'Anvers, Henry Rolle, 1705
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A Reader's Guide to Caspian: A Journey into C. S. Lewis's Narnia
The Incarnation of Christ in an- other world is mere supposal: but granted the supposition, He would really have been a physical object in that world as He was in Palestine. In this passage (as well as in other comments he made elsewhere) ...
Leland Ryken, Marjorie Lamp Mead, 2009
8
The Voices of Wittgenstein: The Vienna Circle
At first sight it seems that a supposal lacks something that is present in a judgement, /say/ an element of belief. An advocate of this position, e.g., is Meinong: 'In the supposal', we read in his work, 'we have in essentials the same elements as in ...
Gordon P. Baker, Friedrich Waismann, 2003
9
The Voices of Wittgenstein: The Vienna Circle
At first sight it seems that a supposal lacks something that is present in a judgement, /say/ an element of belief. An advocate of this position, e.g., is Meinong: 'In the supposal', we read in his work, 'we have in essentials the same elements as in ...
Friedrich Waismann, Gordon Baker, 2003
10
Towards Perpetual Peace
It, therefore, seems that the basic prerequisite of the resolution of the present difficulty would consist in realizing that the so- called fact of man's being held in the relation of mutual otherness with his fellows is but an illusory supposal * and that ...
Nikunja Vihari Banerjee, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPPOSAL»

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1
TCT offers a Narnian tale just in time for Easter
... the Witch and the Wardrobe” offers a Christian worldview through a mythic tale, Lewis wrote the Narnian chronicles “are not as much allegory as supposal. «Topeka Capital Journal, Apr 15»
2
How To Accept A Job Offer
A better idea from the employer's side is to make a Supposal, by calling the person you plan to hire on the phone. You'll say “So John, if we go ahead and make ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
3
Upper Dublin School Board requests fact-finder to settle support staff …
The UDESPA offered a “supposal,” which is an unofficial, off-the-table proposal, in November, but after the district “costed it out,” it didn't guarantee it would get ... «Montgomery Newspapers, Dec 14»
4
No deal in Galesburg; teachers strike enters third week
“We feel that our last supposal that we offered up resolves our remaining ... We are hoping our last supposal gets shared with the Board members that were not ... «WQAD.com, Aug 14»
5
County COIN proposal hits roadblock
"A supposal is a hypothetical," said Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger when reached Thursday. "In a negotiation, there are thousands of hypothetical questions.". «Daily Pilot, Jul 14»
6
Portland Students Pack School Board Meeting, Back Teachers Union
Students at Wilson High School walked out to focus on the importance of keeping a cap on class sizes; after that, the district put forth a “supposal” to maintain ... «Labor Notes, Jan 14»
7
Darwin in the Dock: CS Lewis's Critique of "Evolutionism"
"It covers more of the facts than any other hypothesis at present on the market and is therefore to be accepted unless, or until, some new supposal can be shown ... «Discovery Institute, Nov 13»
8
'Glee' Season 5 Spoilers: William McKinley High Gets a Major …
"Blaine is getting ideas... it might have to do with something that rhymes with supposal." He also said that he was excited about doing the Beatles tribute which ... «Headlines & Global News, Aug 13»
9
'CS Lewis: A Life,' by Alister McGrath
McGrath stresses that the seven Narnia books shouldn't be viewed as a strict allegory but rather as a “supposal.” As Lewis himself wrote to a fifth-grade class in ... «Washington Post, Mar 13»
10
Usher 'demands ex-wife Tameka Raymond leave his home as he …
... she thought her life was set and she is bitter that no child support or supposal support coming from Usher and she actually has to go back to work!! hahaha. 16. «Daily Mail, Sep 12»

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