assumption
noun
something taken for granted; a supposition.
reassumption
-
a word derived from
assumption.
Example Sentences
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Though this reassumption of royal power had been engineered by a clique of army officers and authoritarian-minded elitists, it was nonetheless accepted by the political parties when Carol promised to observe the constitution.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2017
The result of Shostakovich’s confrontation with the apparatus of Stalinism, and of his subsequent reassumption, was that his music has become impossible to interpret outside of historical circumstances.
From The New Yorker ● May 26, 2016
To our dismay, Fitz, with a reassumption of the Napoleonic manner, turned towards the staircase.
From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith
Renewed life, renewed prospects and hopes, the reassumption of system, the relaxation of his nerves made him so weak that the tears almost started to his eyes.
From Atlantis by Adele Szold Seltzer
Women's present aim she declares to be the "reassumption of their share in human life."
From The Business of Being a Woman by Ida M. Tarbell
