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assumption

[ uh-suhmp-shuhn ]

noun

  1. something taken for granted; a supposition:

    a correct assumption.

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  2. the act of taking for granted or supposing.

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  3. the act of taking to or upon oneself.

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  4. the act of taking possession of something:

    the assumption of power.

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  6. the taking over of another's debts or obligations.
  7. Ecclesiastical.
    1. (often initial capital letter) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
    2. (initial capital letter) a feast commemorating this, celebrated on August 15.
  8. Logic. the minor premise of a syllogism.


assumption

1

/ əˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted
  2. an assuming of power or possession of something
  3. arrogance; presumption
  4. logic a statement that is used as the premise of a particular argument but may not be otherwise accepted Compare axiom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Assumption

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/ əˈʌʃə /

noun

  1. the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended
  2. the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug 15
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳپ, adverb
  • ˈܳپ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • a·ܳtDz noun
  • ԴDza·ܳtDz noun
  • v··ܳtDz noun
  • a·ܳtDz noun
  • a·ܳtDz noun
  • -·ܳtDz noun
  • p··ܳtDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assumption1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English assumpcioun, assompcioun, assumsion, from Latin ūپō- (stem of ūپō ), equivalent to ū(ܲ) “taken up” (past participle of ū ) + -ō- noun suffix; assume, -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assumption1

C13: from Latin ūپō a taking up, from ū to assume
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Citizens from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia would all have their claims fast-tracked within three months on the assumption that they were likely to fail.

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“There were a lot of speculations, a lot of assumptions, and now we actually have a body of research that we can look at to speak in an informed way about this topic,” he said.

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It would perhaps be wise for F1 and the FIA to research this effectively before forming any firm conclusions, because it is clear it would be wrong to make assumptions.

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But it’s also agile and inventive, unraveling our assumptions about those themes.

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McCall added she wanted to challenge the assumption many people have that benign brain tumours are not life-threatening, as they can still be.

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