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feminine

/iˈpotesis/

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Translation

hypothesis

Word origin

From Greek hypothesis ('foundation, base of an argument'), from hypo ('under') plus thesis ('a placing').

Origin
Greek
Root
hypothesis
English cognates
hypothesis, thesis

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralhipótesis

Examples

científicos plantearon .

The scientists put forward a new hypothesis.

.

Your hypothesis has not been proven yet.

¿ ?

What is your hypothesis about what happened?

experimento confirmó inicial.

The experiment confirmed the initial hypothesis.

Barajamos .

We considered several hypotheses before deciding.

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This word is part of lesson 93.