Sumption
Pronunciation : Sump"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sumptio, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take.]
Definition : 1. A taking. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
2. (Logic)
Defn: The major premise of a syllogism.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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