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Definition
something supposed (rather than something known to be so) — especially when others doubt that reality
- "You do me too much honour," said the Marquis; "still, I prefer that supposition."2.9 — The Gorgon's Head (57% in)
- "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!3.11 — Dusk (90% in)
There are no more uses of "supposition" in A Tale of Two Cities.
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