noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/
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rhymes with -ʌmpʃən
CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 Z AH1 M P SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R IY0 Z AH1 M P SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of presuming, or something presumed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The presumption is that an event has taken place.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The condition upon which something is presumed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Arrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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6
noun
Meaning 6
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming