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Meanings of assumption in English

Catalan
presumptuositat

Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to.

presumptuositat
Portuguese
pressuposto
Catalan
supòsit
Spanish
premisa

A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn.

pressuposto
Portuguese
pressuposição
Catalan
supòsit
Spanish
suposición

A hypothesis that is taken for granted.

pressuposição
Portuguese
15 de agosto
Catalan
assumpció

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.

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15 de agosto
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Examples for "Assumption of Mary"
Examples for "Assumption of Mary"
1
He waited until the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, a time in France when everyone leaves the cities-likeFourth of July in the States.
Wired
2
It still attracts pilgrims: this week, in which the feast of the assumption of Mary is celebrated, will see a surge in numbers.
The Guardian
1
Every August 15 is a public holiday across Portugal to honor the day.
Reuters
2
The full-day strike will take place in two weeks' time on August 15.
Radio NZ
3
It will replace a daily conference call with three banks from August 15.
Reuters
4
When the issue hit newsstands on August 15, he was gone.
Wired
5
Van Gaal's first match will be a friendly on August 15 against Belgium.
Reuters
Usage of assumption in English
1
For the very good reason that the basic assumption held the opposite.
The Last Ship
2
I think a fair assumption is a constant 2000 Watt power usage.
Wired
3
However, research testing this assumption is hampered by difficulties in measuring self-care.
Pubmed
4
Le Guin never took the easy way; she pushed on every assumption.
Wired
5
These ideas rest upon the assumption of the equality of the races.
America First: Patriotic Readings
6
However, the proposed methods are more robust when the assumption is violated.
Pubmed
7
He also questioned Dow's assumption of consistently strong growth in emerging markets.
Reuters
8
He said the popular assumption was that children could always bounce back.
Radio NZ
9
Equally unwarranted is a similar assumption in the broader ranges of society.
The Nature of Goodness
10
Future research could be directed to find the validity of this assumption.
Pubmed
11
It's an easy assumption to make but wrong or at best blinkered.
The Irish Times
12
She certainly made that assumption, and she may also have been wrong.
Girl, Interrupted
13
Prof Kiberd's assumption avoids dealing with the thorny question of defining marriage.
The Irish Times
14
But this assumption pertains to all the Persons; therefore the first also.
Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame...
15
By now, however, our assumption that Tink was safe began to falter.
The Guardian
16
I'm working on the assumption that she's innocent of all these murders.
The girl who played with fire
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Assumption through the time
Assumption across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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