assumption

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up (into heaven)”) and Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up, adoption, the minor proposition of a syllogism”) (whence -ion), from Latin assūmō (whence as- (“assimilated form of ad-”). See also assume. Doublet of assumptio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən === Noun === assumption (countable and uncountable, plural assumptions) The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition. (logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism. The taking of a person up into heaven. A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August. (rhetoric) Assumptio. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:supposition ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== assume assumptive ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “assumption”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “assumption”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === References ===