Englishfor English speakers
assumption
Noun
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An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.
You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.
To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
innocence
Noun
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The quality of being innocent.
I miss the innocence I lost growing up.
He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.
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It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."
She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.