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Definition of hypothetical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hypothetical

adjective
OPAL W
 
/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
 
/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
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  1. based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true
    • a hypothetical question/situation/example
    • Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two…
    • I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • entirely
    • purely
    • merely
    • …
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