assumption


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assumption
n. supposition, hypothesis; seizure, act of taking

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Assumption

Noun
1. 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
(synonym) Assumption of Mary, August 15
(hypernym) holy day of obligation
(part-holonym) August, Aug
2. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
(hypernym) miracle
(derivation) assume
(classification) Christianity, Christian religion

 
assumption

Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) premise, premiss
(hypernym) postulate, posit
(hyponym) major premise, major premiss
(derivation) assume, presume, take for granted
2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
(synonym) supposition, supposal
(hypernym) hypothesis, possibility, theory
(hyponym) conclusion
(derivation) assume, presume, take for granted
3. 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"
(synonym) laying claim
(hypernym) acquisition
(derivation) assume, adopt, take on, take over
4. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
(synonym) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery
(hypernym) audacity, audaciousness
(hyponym) uppityness, uppishness
5. the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
(hypernym) act, human action, human activity
(hyponym) position
(derivation) assume, presume, take for granted


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assumption
n. předpoklad; převzetí; nástup; budeme předpokládat, že;

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assumption
Rzecz. przypuszczenie; objęcie; przejęcie