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Webster 1913 Edition


Sumption

Sump′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
sumptio
, fr.
sumere
,
sumptum
, to take.]
1.
A taking.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
2.
(Logic)
The major premise of a syllogism.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sumption

SUMP'TION

,
Noun.
[L. sumo,, sumptus.] A taking. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


sumption

sumption

English

Noun

sumption (plural sumptions)

  1. (rare) a taking
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  2. (obsolete) The major premise of a syllogism.

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