illation

  • 11illation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles: conclusion, deduction, illative, inference, judgment. See REASON …

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  • 12Illation — Il|la|ti|on die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. illatio zu inferre »hineinbringen, tragen«; vgl. ↑Illatum> (veraltet) 1. Einbringung; Erklärung, dass etwas als eingebrachte Mitgift gelten soll. 2. Schlussfolgerung …

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  • 13illation — n. drawing of a conclusion; deduction, inference …

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  • 14illation — [ɪ leɪʃ(ə)n] noun old fashioned term for inference. Origin C16: from L. illatio(n ), from illat , inferre (see infer) …

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  • 15illation — n. Inference, deduction, conclusion …

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  • 16illation — il·la·tion …

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  • 17illation — il•la•tion [[t]ɪˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of inferring 2) an inference; conclusion • Etymology: 1525–35; < L illātiō act of bringing in, der. (with tiō tion) of inferre to bear in (ptp. illātus); see infer …

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  • 18illation — /ɪˈleɪʃən/ (say i layshuhn) noun 1. Logic the act of inferring or drawing a conclusion from premises. 2. an inference or conclusion. {Late Latin illātio a carrying in} …

  • 19illation —   n. inference; act of inferring.    ♦ illative, a.; n. such word (as therefore) …

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  • 20illation — n. 1 a deduction or conclusion. 2 a thing deduced. Etymology: L illatio f. illatus past part. of inferre INFER …

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