assunção

See also: Assunção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin assūmptiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sũˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.sũˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Homophone: Assunção
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: as‧sun‧ção

Noun

assunção f (plural assunções)

  1. assumption (the act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself)
    Synonym: suposição
  2. assumption (taking of a person up into heaven)

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