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   assumption

   /əˈsʌm(p)ʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof: "they made certain assumptions about the market" Similar suppositionpresuppositionpresumptionpremisebeliefexpectationconjecturespeculationsurmiseguesstheoryhypothesispostulationconclusiondeductioninferencethoughtsuspicionnotionimpressionfancyguessworkguessingreckoninginformal:guesstimate
   • 2. the action of taking on power or responsibility: "the assumption of an active role in regional settlements" Similar acceptanceshoulderinghandlingmanagingtacklingtaking onundertakingentering onsetting aboutembarkation onseizureseizingtakingtaking overtaking awayappropriationappropriatingcommandeeringexpropriationexpropriatingconfiscationconfiscatingrequisitionrequisitioninghijackhijackingwrestingusurpingpre-emptingarrogationclaiming
   • 3. the reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven. This was formally declared a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1950.
   • ▪ the feast in honour of the Assumption, celebrated on 15 August.
   • 4. arrogance or presumption. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in assumption (sense 3)): from Old French asompsion or Latin assumptio(n-), from the verb assumere (see assume).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASSUMPTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     ASSUMPTION meaning: 1. something that you accept as true...

   • Znaczenie Assumption, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ASSUMPTION definicja: 1. something that you accept as true...

   • Assumption in Korean

     ASSUMPTION translate: 추정, 추측. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     ASSUMPTION translate: 假定;假设;臆断. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Assumption in Italian

     ASSUMPTION translate: supposizione, ipotesi, ipotesi,...

   • Assumption in French

     ASSUMPTION translate: hypothèse [feminine], supposition...

   • Assumption in Polish

     ASSUMPTION translate: założenie, założenie. Learn more in...

   • Assumption in German

     assumption translate: die Annahme. Learn more in the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › assumptionAssumption Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › assumptionAssumption - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An assumption is something that you assume to be the case, even without proof. For example, people might make the assumption that you're a nerd if you wear glasses, even though that's not true. Or very nice.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASSUMPTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Assumption definition: something taken for granted; a supposition. See examples of ASSUMPTION used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › assumptionassumption noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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9. www.thefreedictionary.com › assumptionAssumption - definition of assumption by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The act of taking to or upon oneself: assumption of an obligation. 2. The act of taking possession or asserting a claim: assumption of command. 3. The act of taking for granted: assumption of a false theory. 4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition: a valid assumption. 5. Presumption; arrogance. 6.