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implicature

im·pli·ca·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pli-kuh-cher]
    • /ˈɪm plɪ kə tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-pli-kuh-cher]
    • /ˈɪm plɪ kə tʃər/

Definitions of implicature word

  • noun implicature potential inference that is not logical entailment. 1
  • noun implicature The action of implying a meaning beyond the literal sense of what is explicitly stated, e.g., saying the frame is nice and implying I don’t like the picture in it. 1
  • noun implicature a proposition inferred from the circumstances of utterances of another proposition rather than from its literal meaning, as when an academic referee writes the candidate's handwriting is excellent to convey that he has nothing relevant to commend 0
  • noun implicature the relation between the uttered and the inferred statement 0
  • noun implicature (pragmatics) An implied meaning that is not expressed directly. 0
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Parts of speech for Implicature

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Implicature

implicature popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

implicature usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for implicature

noun implicature

  • plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
Just one Antonym for implicature

Top questions with implicature

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Related words

  • conversational implicature

    an inference that can be drawn from an utterance, as from one that is seemingly illogical or irrelevant, by examining the degree to which it conforms to the canons of normal conversation and the way it functions pragmatically within the situation, as when “The phone is ringing,” said in a situation where both speaker and listener can clearly hear the phone, can be taken as a suggestion to answer the phone.
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