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assunto

assumption, premise

noun ahs-SOON-toh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

employee (past participle of 'assumere')

Usage Note

Assunto as a noun means a thesis, premise, or guiding assumption — as in il suo assunto di base ('his basic premise'). As an adjective or past participle of assumere, it means 'hired' (è stato assunto = 'he was hired'). The two senses are spelled identically, so context disambiguates them.

Examples

"Il suo assunto non regge all'analisi."

Natural Translation

His assumption does not hold up under analysis.

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