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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuposición
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su.po.siˈsjon
"No debemos actuar basándonos en una suposición."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
"We need to evaluate every underlying assumption in our business model." - 2
The action of taking on power, responsibility, or a particular role.
"The successful assumption of control by the new management team stabilized the company."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'assumptio', meaning 'a taking to oneself', stemming from the verb 'assumere'. It entered Middle English in the 14th century, initially possessing religious connotations regarding the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven, before evolving during the 16th century to denote the act of taking something for granted or supposing a fact.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assumption" is said worldwide
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hypothèse
Transliteration: i.pɔ.tɛz
"Cette théorie repose sur une fausse assumption."
Annahme
Transliteration: ˈanˌnaːmə
"Diese Annahme muss noch bewiesen werden."
presunzione
Transliteration: pre.zunˈtsjo.ne
"La sua conclusione si basa su una falsa assunzione."
suposición
Transliteration: su.po.siˈsjon
"No debemos actuar basándonos en una suposición."
suposição
Transliteration: su.po.siˈsãw̃
"Isso é apenas uma suposição sem provas."
पूर्ارमान
Transliteration: poorvanuman
Script: पूर्वानुमान
"यह निर्णय गलत पूर्वानुमान पर आधारित था।"
假设
Transliteration: jiǎshè
"这是一个危险的假设。"
가정
Transliteration: gajeong
"그것은 잘못된 가정에서 출발했습니다."
仮定
Transliteration: katei
"その仮定は検証される必要があります。"
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