"hypothetical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hypothetical.wav [Southern-England], en-us-hypothetical.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: more hypothetical [comparative], most hypothetical [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὑποθετικός}} Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)
  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural Translations (based upon a hypothesis): اِفْتِرَاضِيّ (iftirāḍiyy) (Arabic), гіпатэты́чны (hipatetýčny) (Belarusian), хипотети́чен (hipotetíčen) (Bulgarian), hipotètic (Catalan), 假設的 (Chinese Mandarin), 假设的 (jiǎshè de) (Chinese Mandarin), 假定的 (jiǎdìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), hypotetický (Czech), hypotetisk (Danish), hypoteettinen (Finnish), hypothétique (French), hipotético [masculine] (Galician), ჰიპოთეტიური (hiṗoteṭiuri) (Georgian), hypothetisch (German), υποθετικός (ypothetikós) (Greek), reistur á tilgátu [masculine] (Icelandic), reist á tilgátu [feminine, neuter] (Icelandic), skilyrtur [masculine] (Icelandic), skilyrt [feminine, neuter] (Icelandic), ipotetico (Italian), 仮定の (katei no) (alt: かていの) (Japanese), гипотезалық (gipotezalyq) (Kazakh), болжаулық (boljaulyq) (Kazakh), 가설적 (gaseoljeok) (Korean), andaian (Malay), hypotetisk (Norwegian Bokmål), tenkt (Norwegian Bokmål), hypotetisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), tenkt (Norwegian Nynorsk), فرضی (farzi) (Persian), hipotetyczny (Polish), hipotético (Portuguese), ipotetic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), гипотети́ческий (gipotɛtíčeskij) (Russian), hypotetický (Slovak), hipotético (Spanish), hypotetisk (Swedish), palagayin (Tagalog), kuramsal (Turkish), nazari (Turkish), varsayımlı (Turkish), varsayımsal (Turkish), farazi (Turkish), гіпотети́чний (hipotetýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hypothetical-en-adj-Cox6Gcbn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of 'based upon a hypothesis': 80 20
  2. (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-hypothetical-en-adj-mlc-VmBE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypothetical baptism, hypothetical imperative, hypothetically, hypothetical taxonomic unit

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hypothetical.wav [Southern-England], en-us-hypothetical.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: hypotheticals [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὑποθετικός}} Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)
  1. A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition Related terms: hypothesis, hypothesize
    Sense id: en-hypothetical-en-noun-AJ8LUL4c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38

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        [
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          "conjectural"
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        "conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent"
      ],
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        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
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          "conditional"
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          "antecedent"
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        "(philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iftirāḍiyy",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "اِفْتِرَاضِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hipatetýčny",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "гіпатэты́чны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "hipotetíčen",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "хипотети́чен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hipotètic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "假設的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎshè de",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "假设的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎdìng de",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "假定的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypoteettinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypothétique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hipotético"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "hiṗoteṭiuri",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "ჰიპოთეტიური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypothetisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypothetikós",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "υποθετικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "reist á tilgátu"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skilyrtur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skilyrt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "ipotetico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かていの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "katei no",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "仮定の"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "gipotezalyq",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "гипотезалық"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "boljaulyq",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "болжаулық"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaseoljeok",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "가설적"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "andaian"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "tenkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "tenkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farzi",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "فرضی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hipotetyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hipotético"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ipotetic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gipotɛtíčeskij",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "гипотети́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetický"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hipotético"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "hypotetisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "palagayin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "kuramsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "nazari"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "varsayımlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "varsayımsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "farazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hipotetýčnyj",
      "sense": "based upon a hypothesis",
      "word": "гіпотети́чний"
    }
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}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "hypotheticals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 2, Edward Helmore, quoting David Petraeus, “Petraeus: US would destroy Russia’s troops if Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "He told ABC News: “Just to give you a hypothetical, we would respond by leading a Nato – a collective – effort that would take out every Russian conventional force that we can see and identify on the battlefield in Ukraine and also in Crimea and every ship in the Black sea.”",
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        "A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition"
      ],
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