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English noun: implication | |||
| 1. | implication (cognition) something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) | ||
| Samples | His resignation had political implications. | ||
| Synonyms | deduction, entailment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illation, inference | ||
| 2. | implication (cognition) a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | ||
| Samples | The significance of his remark became clear only later. The expectation was spread both by word and by implication. | ||
| Synonyms | import, significance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
| 3. | implication (communication) an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accusal, accusation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | innuendo, insinuation, unspoken accusation, veiled accusation | ||
| 4. | implication a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | ||
| Synonyms | conditional relation, logical implication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | logical relation | ||
| 5. | implication a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) | ||
| Samples | He was suspected of implication in several robberies. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | involvement | ||
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