subaudition

sub·au·di·tion  (sbô-dshn)

n.

1. The act of understanding and mentally supplying a word or thought that has been implied but not expressed.

2. A word or thought supplied by subaudition.

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[Late Latin subaudti, subaudtin-, from subaudtus, past participle of subaudre, to supply an omitted word : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin audre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

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subaudition [ˌsʌbɔːˈdɪʃən]

n

1. (Psychology) something that is not directly stated but implied

2. (Psychology) the ability or act of understanding that which is only implied

[from Late Latin subaudīre, from sub- + Latin audīre to hear]