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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IMPLICA'TION, n. [L. implicatio, supra.]
1. The act of infolding or involving.
2. Involution; entanglement.
Three principal causes of firmness are, the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of the component parts.
3. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; a tacit inference, or something fairly to be understood,though not expressed in words.
The doctors are, by implication of a different opinion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: deduction, entailment, implication]
2: 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" [syn: significance, import, implication]
3: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
4: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: implication, logical implication, conditional relation]
5: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act of implicating ; the state of being implicated b. close connection; especially an incriminating involvement 2. a. the act of implying ; the state of being implied b. (1) a logical relation between two propositions that fails to hold only if the first is true and the second is false — see truth table table (2) a logical relationship between two propositions in which if the first is true the second is true (3) a statement exhibiting a relation of implication 3. something implied: as a. suggestion b. a possible significance <the book has political implications> • implicative adjective • implicatively adverb • implicativeness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 what is involved in or implied by something else. 2 the act of implicating or implying. Phrases and idioms: by implication by what is implied or suggested rather than by formal expression. Etymology: ME f. L implicatio (as IMPLICATE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Implication Im`pli*ca"tion, n. [L. implicatio: cf. F. implication.] 1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Three principal causes of firmness are. the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of component parts. --Boyle. 2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the king might do, it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do. --Hallam.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(implications) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The implications of something are the things that are likely to happen as a result. The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute... The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth. = consequence N-COUNT: usu pl, oft N of/for n 2. The implication of a statement, event, or situation is what it implies or suggests is the case. The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you... = inference N-COUNT • If you say that something is the case by implication, you mean that a statement, event, or situation implies that it is the case. His authority and, by implication, that of his management team is under threat. PHRASE: PHR with cl/group 3. see also implicate

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Involution, entanglement. 2. Tacit inference, necessary conclusion.

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