assonance
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～ the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
assortment
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～ a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
assortment
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～ the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Assouan
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～ an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
assuagement
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～ the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
Assuan
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～ an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
assumption
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～ a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play"
Assumption
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～ (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
assumption
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～ a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
assumption
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～ the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
assumption
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～ the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
Assumption
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～ 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
assumption
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～ audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
Assur
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～ an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
assurance
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～ a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
assurance
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～ a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
assurance
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～ freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
assurance
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～ a British term for some kinds of insurance
Assurbanipal
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～ king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
assuredness
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～ great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"