putative
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pu·ta·tive
(pyū'tə-tĭv) 
adj.
Generally regarded as such; supposed. See synonyms at supposed.
adj.
Generally regarded as such; supposed. See synonyms at supposed.
[Middle English, from Old French putatif, from Late Latin putātīvus, from Latin putāre, to prune, think.]
putatively pu'ta·tive·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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putative
adj
Definition: commonly believed
Antonyms: proven, real, true
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
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A putative F is something on trial for qualification as an F. The qualification is thus an alienans. A putative proof is an attempted proof, and may not be a proof.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
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Putative
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
Alleged; supposed; reputed.
A putative father is the individual who is alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child.
A putative marriage is one that has been contracted in good faith and pursuant to ignorance, by one or both parties, that certain impediments exist to render it null and void.
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IN BRIEF: Commonly accepted or supposed.
Here a contemporary and putative correspondent of Columbus takes the spherical earth for granted.
— Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli from Letter to Fernao Martins, canon of Lisbon, June 25, 1474.
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Putative
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - formodet
Nederlands (Dutch)
verondersteld
Deutsch (German)
adj. - vermeintlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποτιθέμενος, φερόμενος (ως)
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - putativo
Русский (Russian)
мнимый, так называемый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - supuesto, putativo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förment, förmodad
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
想象的, 传说的, 推定的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 想象的, 傳說的, 推定的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) افتراضي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אמור להיות, ידוע כ-
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