heroic assumption
heroic assumption · heroic assumptions
An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily…An assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
Meaning
1 sensesAn assumption that the speaker considers very unlikely to be true but temporarily accepts in order to make a hypothetical argument.
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.
Forms
plural: heroic assumptions| Singular | heroic assumption |
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Word family
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