sumption

English

Etymology

From Latin sumptio, from sumo (“to take”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌmpʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən

Noun

sumption (plural sumptions)

  1. (rare) A taking.
    • 1654, Jeremy Taylor, The Real Presence […]
      Christ's sumption of the eucharist
  2. (obsolete) The major premise of a syllogism.
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