proposicioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• proposition, proposcicioun, propocicioun, proposisioun, proposicion

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō; equivalent to pro- +‎ posicioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌprɔːpɔziˈsjuːn/, /ˌprɔːpɔˈzisjun/, /ˌprɔpɔziˈsjuːn/

Noun

proposicioun (plural proposiciouns)

1. A proposition or assertion; a statement left to be proven.
2. A conundrum; a statement with a hard-to-understand meaning.
3. That which is offered in a religious context; an oblation.
4. (rare) An extended treatise or dissertation; a long talk about a topic.
5. (rare, geometry) A theorem; a proven statement.
6. (rare) A proposed solution to an issue.
7. (rare) A query; an interrogative statement.

Descendants

• English: proposition

References

• “prō̆posiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.