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supposititious (comparative more supposititious, superlative most supposititious)

Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.
Template:obsolete Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 244:
  His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques.
Supposed or hypothetical.
- 1953, Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation (1971 Panther Books Ltd publication), part II: “Search by the Foundation”, chapter 8: ‘Seldon’s Plan’, page 90, ¶¶ 7–8
  “Why this particular problem, Speaker? It obviously has significance other than purely academic.”
  “Thank you, my boy. You are as quick as I had expected. The problem is not supposititious.”

supposed or hypothetical

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 ==English==
 ===Etymology===
-From {{etyl|la}} {{term|supposititius|suppositītius}}, from the participle stem of {{term|suppono}}.
+From {{etyl|la}} {{term|supposititius|suppositītius|lang=la}}, from the participle stem of {{term|suppono}}.
 ===Pronunciation===