Both Uses of
supposition
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "You do me too much honour," said the Marquis; "still, I prefer that supposition."†
Chpt 2.9 *
- "Nor have I." "If any one of these men, or all of these men, were disposed to spare him—which is a large supposition; for what is his life, or any man's to them!†
Chpt 3.11
Definition:
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(supposition) something supposed (rather than something known to be so) -- such as a disputed belief or assumption