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The constant assumption runs throughout the law that the natural and spontaneous evolutions of habit fix the limits of right and wrong.
Benjamin N. Cardozo

Meaning of "assumption" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASSUMPTION

From Latin assūmptiō a taking up, from assūmere to assume.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSUMPTION

assumption  [əˈsʌmpʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSUMPTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assumption is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSUMPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assumption

Assumption may refer to: ▪ Assumption of Mary, a religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven ▪ Assumption of Moses, a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship...

Definition of assumption in the English dictionary

The first definition of assumption in the dictionary is the act of taking something for granted or something that is taken for granted. Other definition of assumption is an assuming of power or possession of something. Assumption is also arrogance; presumption.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSUMPTION


ademption
əˈdɛmpʃən
coemption
kəʊˈɛmpʃən
consumption
kənˈsʌmpʃən
description
dɪˈskrɪpʃən
diremption
daɪˈrɛmpʃən
emption
ˈɛmpʃən
gumption
ˈɡʌmpʃən
misassumption
ˌmɪsəˈsʌmpʃən
nonconsumption
ˌnɒnkənˈsʌmpʃən
overconsumption
ˌəʊvəkənˈsʌmpʃən
pre-emption
prɪˈɛmpʃən
presumption
prɪˈzʌmpʃən
reassumption
ˌriːəˈsʌmpʃən
redemption
rɪˈdɛmpʃən
resumption
rɪˈzʌmpʃən
rumblegumption
ˌrʌmbəlˈɡʌmpʃən
rumgumption
rʌmˈɡʌmpʃən
rummlegumption
ˈrʌməlˌɡʌmpʃən
subsumption
səbˈsʌmpʃən
transumption
trænˈsʌmpʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSUMPTION

assumability
assumable
assumably
assume
assumed
assumed name
assumedly
assumer
assuming
assumingly
assumpsit
Assumption Day
assumptive
assumptively
Assur
assurable
assurance
Assurbanipal
assure
assured

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSUMPTION

absorption
accreditation
adoption
alcohol consumption
caption
conception
corruption
deception
disruption
encryption
exception
exemption
inception
interruption
job description
option
perception
prescription
reception
subscription
transcription

Synonyms and antonyms of assumption in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASSUMPTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «assumption» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of assumption

Translation of «assumption» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSUMPTION

Find out the translation of assumption to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assumption from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assumption» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假设
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suposición
570 millions of speakers

English

assumption
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धारणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الافتراض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предположение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suposição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধৃষ্টতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supposition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Andaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Annahme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仮定 
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asumsi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giả định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அனுமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धारणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

varsayım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

supposizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

założenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

припущення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presupunere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanname
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antagande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antakelsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assumption

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSUMPTION»

The term «assumption» is very widely used and occupies the 11.630 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSUMPTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «assumption» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «assumption» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assumption

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10 QUOTES WITH «ASSUMPTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word assumption.
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Adam Arkin
I think that's created a healthy environment. The comparisons to 'ER' were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case.
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Ulrich Beck
The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion.
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Gary Becker
I was not sympathetic to the assumption that criminals had radically different motivations from everyone else.
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Russell Brand
The bad-boy label is just an assumption.
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Harry Browne
A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.
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Warren Buffett
I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.
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Warren E. Burger
There can be no assumption that today's majority is 'right' and the Amish and others like them are 'wrong.' A way of life that is odd or even erratic but interferes with no rights or interests of others is not to be condemned because it is different.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
The constant assumption runs throughout the law that the natural and spontaneous evolutions of habit fix the limits of right and wrong.
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Robert Dallek
Coming out of WWII, there was the assumption, the hope, the vision of a world at peace, of a kind of Wilsonian universalism, that we and the Soviets would get along, we'd have a kind of lovefest for as far into the future as anyone could see.
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Evan Davis
Personally, I don't see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good approximation to their long term behaviour, but it would be unwise not to think how in practice their behaviour may deviate from that simplifying assumption.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSUMPTION»

Discover the use of assumption in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assumption and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
This electrifying book explodes some of our unquestioned beliefs about children and parents and gives us a radically new view of childhood.
Judith Rich Harris, 2011
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Assumption: A Novel
In Assumption, his follow-up to the wickedly funny I Am Not Sidney Poitier, Percival Everett is in top form as he once again upends our expectations about characters, plot, race, and meaning.
Percival Everett, 2011
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Effective Interprofessional Education: Argument, Assumption ...
This volume presents a systematic review of interprofessional education in health and social care.
Hugh Barr, Ivan Koppel, Scott Reeves, 2008
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Assumption City
The story will captivate anyone who has pondered the actions of people mesmerized by unexplained phenomena.
Terrence Murphy, 2012
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Assumption and Myth in Physical Theory
Professor Bondi discusses some of the myths that have grown up around various scientific theories and ideas, particularly special relativity and Mach's principle.
Hermann Bondi, 1967
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Home of the Assumption: Reconstructing Mary's Life in Ephesus
In this enlightening book Antony Alaharasan reconstructs the past when St. John brought Mary to Ephesus; where she spent the last days of her life; and from where she was assumed into Heaven.
V. Antony John Alaharasan, 2006
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Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption
In this book, the author examines all facets of radiation hormesis in detail, including the history of the concept and mechanisms, and presents comprehensive, up-to-date reviews for major cancer types.
Charles L. Sanders, 2009
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Understanding the Destructive Power of Assumption and How to ...
In this enlightening book, you will obtain a practical understanding of how to identify and control assumption. You will discover how to eliminate worry, doubt and fear through the principles of the Word of God.
Gregory Dollar, 2009
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The Ancient Traditions of the Virgin Mary's Dormition and ...
This study aims to make this collection more accessible by analyzing the liturgical, archaeological, and narrative sources of the earliest traditions of Mary's death.
Stephen J. Shoemaker, 2006
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Contract as assumption: essays on a theme
It has many times been said that contracts involve assumptions of obligation or liability, but what that means, and what it is that is assumed, have not often been discussed.It is to further such discussion that some of the author's ...
Brian Coote, Rick Bigwood, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSUMPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assumption is used in the context of the following news items.
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Assumption wins QIS Netball Carnival
NUMBER ONE: Assumption College (from left) Ella Harrison, Julia Murphy, Larissa Millard, Sophie Grayson, Bec Lane, Dimity Brackin, Leah ... «Warwick Daily News, Jul 15»
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Former Muscatine baseball player awarded $1 million after injury
Assumption High School faces a $1 million judgment after a visiting baseball player was seriously hurt during a game at the school. This week ... «WQAD.com, Jul 15»
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Headquarters RIO hosts assumption of command June 24
Carolyn Stickell, incoming HQ RIO commander, as Master Sgt. Jerrod Kester, HQ RIO first sergeant, stands by during an assumption of ... «Aurora Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Assumption College takes on Mt Isa's Good Shepherd today
The Assumption College netball team (from left) Ella Harrison, Julia Murphy, Larissa Millard, Sophie Grayson, Bec Lane, Dimity Brackin, Leah ... «Warwick Daily News, Jul 15»
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Letters: Barring employment on an unjust assumption is criminal
Imagine John Doe, who recently applied for a job and was turned down due to a criminal record. The allegation, which occurred years ago, led ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
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Purple patch for Assumption team
SCHOOL SPORT: Assumption College is eyeing off a place in division 5 at the Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball Carnival ... «Warwick Daily News, Jul 15»
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The Popular Assumption About SSRI Meds That Could Be …
The common assumption is that these meds increase the amount of serotonin available in the brain, which in turn helps alleviate symptoms. «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Assumption duo preparing for college experience
Former Assumption running back Dontrez Wiggins (left) is heading to the University of Arkansas-Monticello this fall, and former Mustangs ... «Houma Courier, Jun 15»
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Assumption details athletic complex plans
Assumption High School has submitted Phase I plans for a new athletic complex to the city of Davenport for approval. The multi-phase project, ... «Quad City Times, Jun 15»
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'Tampering claim based on logical assumption'
"Everything we said here and do were based on logical assumption, on how the things could have happened," he noted. Maybe documents will ... «Malaysiakini, Jun 15»

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