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LNS

suppositiō, suppositiōnis

(subpositiō, subpositiōnis)

suppono

noun (f., 3^rd declension)

a putting or setting under
a putting in the place of, substitution

Abbreviations

suppositio (subp-), ōnis, f. suppono, a putting or setting under. * In gen.: ovorum, Col. 8, 5, 9.

— In partic., a putting in the place of another, substitution (of a child): pueri, Plaut. Capt. grex 3: puellae, id. Cist. 1, 3, 4: suppositionem facere, id. ib. 1, 2, 25; id. Truc. 2, 4, 83.