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- [im-pli-key-shuh n]
- /ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pli-key-shuh n]
- /ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of implications word
- noun implications something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty. 1
- noun implications the act of implying: His implication of immediate changes surprised us. 1
- noun implications the state of being implied: to know only by implication. 1
- noun implications 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 implications 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
- noun implications the state of being implicated: We recently heard of his implication in a conspiracy. 1
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Origin of implications
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 Implications
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implications 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for implications
noun implications
- inferences — the act or process of inferring.
- suggestions — the act of suggesting.
- allegations — Plural form of allegation.
- consequences — a game in which each player writes down a part of a story, folds over the paper, and passes it on to another player who continues the story. After several stages, the resulting (nonsensical) stories are read out
- repercussions — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
Antonyms for implications
noun implications
- proofs — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
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