NOUN | communication | assumption, premise, premiss | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
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cognition | assumption, supposition, supposal | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | |
act | assumption, laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something | |
time | Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15 | celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended | |
event | Assumption | (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended | |
attribute | assumption, presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | |
act | assumption | the act of assuming or taking for granted |
Sounds | ahsah'mpshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn. | |
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Example | "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" | |
Synonyms | premise, premiss | |
Narrower | condition, precondition, stipulation | An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
major premise, major premiss | The premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) | |
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption | The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) | |
scenario | A postulated sequence of possible events | |
thesis | An unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument | |
Broader | postulate, posit | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning |
Spanish | premisa, supuesto | |
Catalan | premissa, supòsit | |
Verbs | assume | take to be the case or to be true |
Meaning | A hypothesis that is taken for granted. | |
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Example | "any society is built upon certain assumptions" | |
Synonyms | supposition, supposal | |
Narrower | basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth | An assumption that is basic to an argument |
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone | The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated / calculated or explained | |
conclusion | An intuitive assumption | |
given, presumption, precondition | An assumption that is taken for granted | |
Broader | hypothesis, possibility, theory | A tentative insight into the natural world |
Spanish | asunción, suposición, supuesto | |
Catalan | supòsit | |
Verbs | assume | take to be the case or to be true |
Meaning | The act of taking possession of or power over something. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | laying claim | |
Broader | acquisition | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
Spanish | asunción, toma | |
Catalan | assumpció, presa | |
Verbs | assume | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
assume | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
assume | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | Assumption of Mary, August 15 | |
Part of | August, Aug | The month following July and preceding September |
Broader | holy day of obligation | A day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion |
Spanish | 15 de agosto, Asunción | |
Catalan | 15 d'agost, Assumpció de Maria, Assumpció |
Meaning | (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended. | |
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Category | Christianity, Christian religion | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior |
Broader | miracle | A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent |
Verbs | assume | take up someone's soul into heaven |
Meaning | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. | |
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Synonyms | presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery | |
Narrower | uppityness, uppishness | assumption of airs beyond one's station |
Broader | audacity, audaciousness | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
Spanish | presuntuosidad | |
Catalan | presumptuositat |
Meaning | The act of assuming or taking for granted. | |
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Example | "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" | |
Narrower | position | The act of positing |
Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
Verbs | assume | take to be the case or to be true |
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