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sumptio

sumptio, a taking

sumptio (collat. form sumpsio, Cato R. R. 145, 2), ōnis, f. [sumo], a taking.
  • I Lit., Vitr. 1, 2, 2.—
  • II Trop., in logic, a premise taken for granted, an assumption: demus tibi istas duas sumptiones, ea quae λήμματα appellant dialectici; sed nos Latine loqui malumus, Cic. Div. 2, 53, 108.

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