Implicature

//ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

Etymology

Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice before or in 1967.

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