- assumption, supposition
- اِفْتِراض \ assumption, supposition.
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assumption, supposition
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assumption — I (adoption) noun acceptance, acquisition, receiving, reception, recipience, selection, taking on, undertaking associated concepts: assumpsit on quantum meruit, assumption agreement, assumption of debt, assumption of facts, assumption of… … Law dictionary
Assumption — As*sump tion (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F. assomption. See {Assume}.] 1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one s self; the act of taking up or adopting. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assumption — [n1] taking something for granted; something expected acceptance, accepting, assuming, belief, conjecture, expectation, fancy, guess, hunch, hypothesis, inference, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, shot*, shot… … New thesaurus
supposition — I noun assumption, belief, conception, coniectura, conjecture, guess, hypothesis, likelihood, likeliness, opinio, opinion, position, postulate, premise, presumption, probability, speculation, supposal, surmise, suspicion, theorem, theory, thesis… … Law dictionary
supposition — early 15c., a term in logic, from L.L. suppositionem (nom. suppositio) assumption, hypothesis, noun of action from pp. stem of supponere (see SUPPOSE (Cf. suppose)); influenced by Gk. hypothesis … Etymology dictionary
supposition — [n] guess, belief apriorism, assumption, condition, conjecture, doubt, guessing, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, idea, likelihood, notion, opinion, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, rough guess*,… … New thesaurus
supposition — ► NOUN ▪ an assumption or hypothesis … English terms dictionary
supposition — [sə pō′zəlsup΄ə zish′ən] n. [OFr < L suppositio < suppositus, pp. of supponere: see SUPPOSE] 1. the act of supposing 2. something supposed; assumption; hypothesis: Also supposal [sə pō′zəl] suppositional adj. suppositionally adv … English World dictionary
assumption — [ə sump′shən] n. 1. Religion the taking up of a person into heaven 2. [A ] R.C.Ch. a) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary into heaven after her death b) a church festival on Aug. 15 celebrating this 3. the act of assuming; a… … English World dictionary
supposition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Assumption Nouns 1. supposition, assumption, postulation, condition (see qualification); presupposition, hypothesis, postulate, theory, data; proposition, position; thesis, theorem; proposal; conceit;… … English dictionary for students
Supposition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Supposition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 supposition supposition assumption assumed position postulation condition presupposition hypothesis postulate postulatum theory Sgm: N 1 thesis thesis th … English dictionary for students
