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as·sump·tion (ə-sŭmṕshən)

[Middle English assumpcion, from Latin assūmptiō, assūmptiōn-, adoption, from assūmptus past participle of assūmere, to adopt; see assume.]

noun 

  1. The act of taking to or upon oneself: assumption of an obligation.
  2. The act of taking possession or asserting a claim: assumption of command.
  3. The act of taking for granted: assumption of a false theory.
  4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition: a valid assumption.
  5. Presumption; arrogance.
  6. Logic A minor premise.
    1. Christianity The taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven in body and soul after her death.
    2. A feast celebrating this event.
    3. August 15, the day on which this feast is observed.