supposure en · NOUN
Etymology
From suppose + -ure.
Meanings
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(obsolete) supposition; conjecture
Thy other arguments are all Supposures, hypothetica
1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished in A[lfred] R[ayney] Waller, editor, Hudibras: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1905, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supposures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |