Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heroic assumption

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: hero-ic as-sump-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.

Example Sentences

"Even if we make the heroic assumption that the governor makes this his top priority, it isn't feasible to have new regulation in effect in six months."

Inflected Forms

heroic assumptions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

assume assumptive

Questions

What does heroic assumption mean?: An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.

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