assumption
Academic Word List, sublist 1.
About 28.29 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
- noun The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.
- noun The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
- noun The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
- noun The taking of a person up into heaven.
- noun A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
- noun Assumptio.
Similar words
presumption supposition premise premiss presumptuousness assumption of mary laying claim presumptive conjecture presupposition
Often followed by
that of is was in about and has which
Word family
Assumption Assumptions assume assumed assumes assuming assumptions
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