illation

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  1. noun The act of inferring or drawing conclusions.
  2. noun A conclusion drawn; a deduction. Also called illative.

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  1. Late Latin illātiō, illātiōn-, from Latin illātus, past participle of īnferre, to carry in, infer : in-, in; see in-2 + lātus, brought; see telə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French illation = Spanish ilacion = Portuguese illação = Italian illazione, from Late Latin illatio(n-), inlatio(n-), a carrying in, an inference, a conclusion (transitive Greek ἐπιφορά), from Latin illatus, inlatus, past participle of inferre, carry in, infer: see infer.
 

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