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as•sumed



Pronunciation: (u-sOOmd'), [key]
—adj.
1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
2. taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.
3. usurped.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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