Толковый словарь английского языка - assumption
Assumption
assumption
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin ~-, assumptio taking up, from Latin assumere Date: 13th century 1. the taking up of a person into heaven, August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a taking to or upon oneself , the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something , arrogance , pretension , 5. an assuming that something is true, a fact or statement (as a proposition, axiom, postulate, or notion) taken for granted, the taking over of another's debts
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n. 1 the act or an instance of assuming. 2 a the act or an instance of accepting without proof. b a thing assumed in this way. 3 arrogance. 4 (Assumption) a the reception of the Virgin Mary bodily into heaven, according to Roman Catholic doctrine. b the feast in honour of this (15 August). Etymology: ME f. OF asompsion or L assumptio (as ASSUME, -ION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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