implication [ im·pli·ca·tion ]
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1. The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
Yes, I am sorry, I did not want to make that implication.
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2. A likely consequence of something.
The film is ambitious, with far-reaching political implications.
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3. The action or state of being involved in something.
What's underlying this essay, instead, is Chuck's own implication in the whole scheme.
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Origin
1. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘entwining, being entwined’): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare (see implicate).

