Meaning Of The Word Implicature
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Implicature Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Implicature?
implicature in American English
noun: potential inference that is not logical entailment implicature in British English noun: a proposition inferred from the circumstances of utterances of another proposition rather than from its literal meaning, as when an academic referee writes the candidate's handwriting is excellent to convey that he or she has nothing relevant to commend |
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