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Quick definitions from WordNet (assumption)
▸ noun: the act of taking possession of or power over something ("His assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba")
▸ noun: the act of assuming or taking for granted ("Your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted")
▸ noun: a hypothesis that is taken for granted ("Any society is built upon certain assumptions")
▸ noun: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
▸ Also see assumptions
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▸ noun: the act of taking possession of or power over something ("His assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba")
▸ noun: the act of assuming or taking for granted ("Your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted")
▸ noun: a hypothesis that is taken for granted ("Any society is built upon certain assumptions")
▸ noun: (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
▸ Also see assumptions
▸ Words similar to assumption
▸ Usage examples for assumption
▸ Idioms related to assumption (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing assumption
▸ Words that often appear near assumption
▸ Rhymes of assumption
▸ Invented words related to assumption