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Implicative

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im·pli·ca·tion  (mpl-kshn)
n.
1. The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
2. The act of implying or the condition of being implied.
3. Something that is implied, especially:
a. An indirect indication; a suggestion.
b. An implied meaning; implicit significance.
c. An inference. See Usage Note at infer.
impli·cative adj.
impli·cative·ly adv.
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Adj.1.implicative - tending to suggest or imply; "artifacts suggestive of an ancient society"; "an implicative statement"
suggestive
connotative - having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit


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