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assumption
[ uh-suhmp-shuhn ]
noun
- something taken for granted; a supposition:
a correct assumption.
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- the act of taking for granted or supposing.
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- the act of taking to or upon oneself.
Synonyms:
- the act of taking possession of something:
the assumption of power.
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- the taking over of another's debts or obligations.
- Ecclesiastical.
- (often initial capital letter) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
- (initial capital letter) a feast commemorating this, celebrated on August 15.
- Logic. the minor premise of a syllogism.
assumption
1/ əˈʌʃə /
noun
- the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted
- an assuming of power or possession of something
- arrogance; presumption
- logic a statement that is used as the premise of a particular argument but may not be otherwise accepted Compare axiom
Assumption
2/ əˈʌʃə /
noun
- the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended
- the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug 15
Derived Forms
- ˈܳپ, adverb
- ˈܳپ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- a·ܳtDz noun
- ԴDza·ܳtDz noun
- v··ܳtDz noun
- a·ܳtDz noun
- a·ܳtDz noun
- -·ܳtDz noun
- p··ܳtDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of assumption1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of assumption1
Example Sentences
Every time Donald Trump has mentioned his plan to levy massive tariffs on imports into the US, there has been a widespread assumption that they will be delayed, watered down or rowed back.
Newsom disputed that “exhausting” assumption, which he said others have attributed to actions for more than two decades.
The assumption that "free markets" and "personal liberties" work together as "pillars" is mistaken.
Yet the fundamental assumptions on which the United States has based its geostrategic ambitions now look set to change.
The assumption that underlies this is that a mouse or monkey brain serves as an adequate, if simplified, proxy for the human.
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