| 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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