assumption
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
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Sense 2 noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
any society is built upon certain assumptions
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Sense 3 noun
the act of taking possession of or power over something
his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba
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Sense 4 noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
he despised them for their presumptuousness
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Sense 5 noun
the act of assuming or taking for granted
your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | presume |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | premiss |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | postulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | major premise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subsumption |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thesis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | precondition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scenario |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | presume |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | suppose |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hypothetical |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hypothesis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conclusion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | groundwork |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | presumption |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | basic assumption |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | take over |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assume |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | assume |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acquisition |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | presume |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assumptive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | audacity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | uppityness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | presume |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | position |