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implicature

implicature

English

Noun

implicature ‎(plural implicatures)

(pragmatics) An implied meaning that is not expressed directly.

Usage notes

Adjectives often applied to "implicature": scalar, conventional, conversational, generalized, particularized, contextual.

Related terms

implication

Translations

An implied meaning

Chinese:
Mandarin: 含意 (zh) ‎(hányì)
Czech: implikatura f
Dutch: implicatie (nl)
Finnish: piilomerkitys
French: implicature (fr) f
German: Implikatur (de) f

Greek: υπονόηση n ‎(yponóisi)
Hungarian: implikatúra
Japanese: 含意 (ja) ‎(gan'i)
Portuguese: implicatura f
Russian: импликатура (ru) f ‎(implikatura)
Spanish: implicatura f
Thai:

Latin

Participle

implicātūre

vocative masculine singular of implicātūrus