Dictionary Check: assumption
"assumption" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
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
noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Example:
"on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play"
noun
(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
Example:
"any society is built upon certain assumptions"
noun
the act of taking possession of or power over something
Example:
"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"
noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Example:
"he despised them for their presumptuousness"
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