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subaudition
(sub|audi¦tion)
Pronunciation:
/ˌsʌbɔːˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
a thing that is not stated, only implied or inferred:
the actual meaning of the noun is, most likely, ‘disaster,’ with a subaudition of ‘terror’
Origin:
late 18th century
: from late Latin
subauditio(n-
), from
subaudire
'understand'
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