A suposição
Example: A suposição dele estava errada sobre o horário da reunião.
Definition
"A suposição" refers to a belief or idea accepted as true without proof or certain evidence. It is often used when someone assumes something based on incomplete information, as in the example phrase where his assumption about the meeting time was incorrect.
Etymology
The word "a suposição" comes from the Latin 'suppositio,' meaning 'placing under' or 'supposing.' It entered Portuguese through Old French, carrying the sense of an idea or hypothesis taken for granted. Did you know that the term originally had legal and philosophical uses before becoming common in everyday language?
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