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implicature

Syllabification: (im·pli·ca·ture)
Pronunciation: /ˈimplikəCHər/
Definition of implicature

noun

  • 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.
  • a meaning so implied.

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