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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im′pli kā′shən)

im•pli•ca•tion /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

something implied:[countable]The reporters discussed the implications of the president's speech.
the state of being implicated:[uncountable]his implication in the crime.
by implication, following from or implied by something else:That policy was a failure, and so, by implication, was the president who had proposed it.

See -plic-.

im•pli•ca•tion (im′pli kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:to resent an implication of dishonesty.
the act of implying:His implication of immediate changes surprised us.
the state of being implied:to know only by implication.
Philosophy[Logic.]the relation that holds between two propositions, or classes of propositions, in virtue of which one is logically deducible from the other.
the act of implicating:the implication of his accomplices.
the state of being implicated:We heard of his implication in a conspiracy.
Usually, implications. relationships of a close or intimate nature;
involvements:the religious implications of ancient astrology.

Latin implicātiōn- (stem of implicātiō) an interweaving, equivalent. to implicāt(us) (see implicate) + -iōn- -ion
late Middle English implicacio(u)n 1400–50

im′pli•ca′tion•al, adj.

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implication /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

the act of implicating or the state of being implicated
something that is implied; suggestion

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Synonyms: intended meaning, insinuation, inference, suggestion, connotation, more...

Collocations: do you understand the (possible) implications?, don't think you understand all of the potential implications, the implications of the [decision, outcome, ruling, speech], more...

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