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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessupositicio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /su.po.siˈti.sjo/
"La autenticidad de la obra fue cuestionada por ser de origen supositicio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Fraudulently substituted or替代 for another, typically secretly or deceptively; spurious.
"The historian discovered that the royal charter was supposititious, crafted centuries after the king's death." - 2
Hypothetical or based on supposition rather than established facts.
"His argument rested entirely on supposititious premises that lacked empirical backing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'suppositicius', meaning substituted or spurious, from the verb 'supponere' (to put under, substitute). Entering Middle English in the 16th century, the term initially retained its literal sense of being fraudulently substituted, before evolving to encompass anything based on guesswork or lacking authenticity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Supposititious" is said worldwide
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suppositice
Transliteration: /su.pɔ.zi.tis/
"Le document présenté par le fraudeur s'est avéré suppositice."
untergeschoben
Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐɡəˌʃoːbn̩/
"Das Testament erwies sich als untergeschoben und ungültig."
suppositizio
Transliteration: /sup.po.ziˈtits.jo/
"Gli esperti hanno dimostrato che il manoscritto era suppositizio."
supositicio
Transliteration: /su.po.siˈti.sjo/
"La autenticidad de la obra fue cuestionada por ser de origen supositicio."
supositício
Transliteration: /su.po.ziˈti.si.u/
"O testamento foi considerado supositício pelo tribunal."
कथात्मक / कल्पित
Transliteration: kalpit
Script: कल्पित
"उसका यह तर्क पूरी तरह से कल्पित मान्यताओं पर आधारित था।"
假冒的
Transliteration: jiǎmào de
"法官认定这份遗嘱是假冒的。"
가짜의
Transliteration: gajjaui
"그 문서는 위조되고 가짜인 것으로 드러났다."
偽りの
Transliteration: itsuwari no
"その遺言書は偽りのものであることが判明した。"
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