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1. (n.) assumption
something taken for granted; a supposition.
2. assumption
the act of taking for granted or supposing.
3. assumption
the act of taking to or upon oneself.
4. assumption
the act of taking possession of something:
the assumption of power.
5. assumption
arrogance; presumption.
6. assumption
the taking over of another's debts or obligations.
7. assumption
(often cap.) the bodily taking up into heaven of the Virgin Mary following her death.
8. assumption
(cap.) a feast commemorating this, celebrated on August 15.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < L assūmptiō <assūm(ere) to take up)
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| Definition of 'Assumption' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) premise, premiss, assumption
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
"on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
2. (noun) assumption, supposition, supposal
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
"any society is built upon certain assumptions"
3. (noun) assumption, laying claim
the act of taking possession of or power over something
"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
4. (noun) Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
5. (noun) Assumption
(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
6. (noun) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
"he despised them for their presumptuousness"
7. (noun) assumption
the act of assuming or taking for granted
"your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
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1. (noun) assumption
sth accepted as true
to make an assumption about her wealth; an assumption that he is innocent
2. assumption
the action of taking responsibility
an assumption of his duties
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| Definition of 'Assumption' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Assumption
the act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting
2. (noun) Assumption
the act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim
3. (noun) Assumption
the thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition
4. (noun) Assumption
the minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism
5. (noun) Assumption
the taking of a person up into heaven
6. (noun) Assumption
a festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven
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| Definition of 'Assumption' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Assumption
A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.
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Sense: something assumed
On the assumption that we can produce four pages an hour, the work will be finished tomorrow.
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 Afrikaans: aanname |
 Arabic: إفْتِراض |
 Bulgarian: предположение |
 Brazilian: suposição |
 Czech: předpoklad |
 German: die Annahme |
 Danish: forudsætning; antagelse |
 Greek: (προ)ϋπόθεση |
 Spanish: supuesto |
 Estonian: eeldus |
 Farsi: فرض |
 Finnish: oletus |
 French: hypothèse |
 Hebrew: הַשׁעָרָה, הַנָחָה |
 Hindi: अनुमान |
 Croatian: pretpostavka |
 Hungarian: feltevés |
 Indonesian: dugaan |
 Icelandic: sem ráð er fyrir gert, æt |
 Italian: ipotesi, supposizione |
 Japanese: 仮定 |
 Korean: 가정 |
 Lithuanian: prielaida |
 Latvian: pieņēmums |
 Malay: dengan menganggap |
 Dutch: veronderstelling |
 Norwegian: antakelse, sett at ... |
 Polish: założenie |
 Persian: فرض |
 Pashto: قرض کول |
 Portuguese: suposição |
 Romanian: supoziţie |
 Russian: предположение; допущение |
 Slovak: predpoklad |
 Slovenian: predpostavka, domneva |
 Serbian: pretpostavka |
 Swedish: antagande, förutsättning |
 Thai: การสมมติ |
 Turkish: varsayım, farz, tahmin |
 Taiwanese: 假定 |
 Ukrainian: припущення |
 Urdu: مفروضہ ، فرضی |
 Vietnamese: giả định |
 Chinese: 假定 |
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