suggestion

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A beauty or a suggestion is a truth, and the poet sees a beauty or a suggestion.

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  1. noun The act of suggesting.
  2. noun Something suggested: We ordered the shrimp, a suggestion of the waiter.
  3. noun The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.

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  • Your suggestion is an excellent solution for most scenarios. —  ASP.NET Forums
  • The Giddy Tigress says: Your suggestion is a good one. —  Giddy Tigers
  • Either way, the suggestion is actually worth exploring in some format. —  Techdirt
  • Once the suggestion is accepted and agreed on by the person that hears the hidden suggestions, usually called subliminal affirmations, then it becomes a ... —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Your suggestion is the UCI's suggested riders pledge. —  PezCyclingNews.com
 

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hint ·  idea ·  thought ·  expression ·  notion ·  aspect ·  explanation ·  remark ·  advice ·  description ·  gesture ·  answer

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suggestion:   suggestions
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  1. from French suggestion = Spanish sugestion = Portuguese suggestão = Italian suggestione, from Latin suggestio(n-), an addition, an intimation, from suggerere, past participle suggestus, supply, suggest: see suggest.
 

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/səˈdʒɛstʃən/
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