Sump″tion (?), n. [L. sumptio, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take.] 1. A taking. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Logic) The major premise of a syllogism.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.