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implication n. [
deduction, entailment] something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
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implication n. [
significance, import] a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
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implication n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
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implication n. [
logical implication, conditional relation] a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form 'if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
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implication n. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
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