All 3 Uses of
supposition
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- But at first when I began to give my evidence, it was all still far away and misty; it was all floating, and I was so simple that I began with the supposition of mutual confidence existing between us.†
Chpt 9 *
- Isn't this supposition really too fantastic and too romantic?†
Chpt 12
- And observe, if that supposition breaks down, the whole charge of robbery is scattered to the winds, for in that case what could have become of the other fifteen hundred roubles?†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(supposition) something supposed (rather than something known to be so) -- such as a disputed belief or assumption