assunzione

Definitions of assunzione
  1. noun
    the act of giving someone a job
    synonyms: ingaggio
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    types:
    prenotazione
    the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
    type of:
    atto, azione
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
    synonyms: Assunta, ferragosto
  3. noun
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
    synonyms: congettura, ipotesi, presunzione, supposizione
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    types:
    assioma, base, caposaldo, fondamento, fulcro, legge, nocciolo, norma, principio
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    congettura, ipotesi, presunzione, presupposto, supposizione
    an assumption that is taken for granted
  4. noun
    the act of taking possession of or power over something
  5. noun
    helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
    synonyms: affiliazione, elevazione, sollevamento, soprelevazione
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    type of:
    acculturazione, socializzazione
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
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