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- [im-pli-key-shuh n]
- /ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pli-key-shuh n]
- /ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of implication word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of IMPLICATION implies 3
- noun implication something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty. 1
- noun implication the act of implying: His implication of immediate changes surprised us. 1
- noun implication the state of being implied: to know only by implication. 1
- noun implication Logic. the relation that holds between two propositions, or classes of propositions, in virtue of which one is logically deducible from the other. 1
- noun implication the act of implicating or indicating that one or more persons may be involved, as in a crime: The implication of his accomplices came only after hours of grueling questioning by the police. 1
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Origin of implication
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English implicacio(u)n < Latin implicātiōn- (stem of implicātiō) an interweaving, equivalent to implicāt(us) (see implicate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Implication
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
implication popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
implication usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for implication
noun implication
- connotation — The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.
- meaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- ramification — the act or process of ramifying.
Antonyms for implication
noun implication
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- measurement — the act of measuring.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- proof — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- plication — the act or procedure of folding.
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