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Implication

Ih-mpluh-KAY-shuhn

/ˌɪmplʌˈkeɪʃʌn/

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implication

Dictionary meaning

Something that is inferred, deduced, entailed, or implied.

Examples

  • The resignation had political implications.
  • We were suspected of implication in several robberies.

Synonyms: deduction

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