ASSUMPTION
\ɐsˈʌmpʃən], \ɐsˈʌmpʃən], \ɐ_s_ˈʌ_m_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of ASSUMPTION
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- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
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a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
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(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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"
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
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a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
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(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
By Princeton University
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Arrogance.
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The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
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The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.
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The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
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The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
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The taking of a person up into heaven.
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A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
By Oddity Software
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Arrogance.
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The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
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The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.
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The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
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The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
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The taking of a person up into heaven.
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A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
By Noah Webster.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of assuming; the thing, often the postulate or proposition, assumed; the minor proposition in a categorical syllogism; the taking up a person into heaven; in particular a festival of the Romish and Greek Churches, celebrated in honour of the miraculous ascent of the Virgin Mary to heaven.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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