assumption
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(noun) the act of taking possession of or power over something; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934" |
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Synonyms: laying claim |
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Related Words: acquisition |
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(noun) a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" |
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Synonyms: supposition |
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Related Words: base, basic assumption, basis, conclusion, constatation, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, given, groundwork, hypothesis, possibility, precondition, presumption, presupposition, self-evident truth, theory |
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(noun) celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended |
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Synonyms: Assumption of Mary, August 15 |
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Related Words: holy day of obligation |
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(noun) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" |
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Synonyms: presumption, presumptuousness |
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Related Words: audaciousness, audacity, chutzpah, hutzpa, uppishness, uppityness |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: premise, premiss |
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Related Words: condition, major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, postulate, precondition, stipulation, thesis |
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