ASSUMPTION


Meaning of ASSUMPTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsəm(p)-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin assumption-, assumptio taking up, from Latin assumere

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : the taking up of a person into heaven

b. capitalized : August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

2. : a taking to or upon oneself

the assumption of a new position

3. : the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something

the assumption of power

4. : arrogance , pretension

5.

a. : an assuming that something is true

b. : a fact or statement (as a proposition, axiom, postulate, or notion) taken for granted

6. : the taking over of another's debts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.