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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Implication
One dictionary gave the following definition for the word implication:
a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
However, three other dictionaries I looked in didn't give this definition, only giving this totally different meaning:
a suggestion that is not made directly but that people are expected to understand or accept
Question: Is the first definition new, incorrect, obsolete? I often hear it being used with that meaning, but it just seems odd that other dictionaries don't include it...
Thanks
a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
However, three other dictionaries I looked in didn't give this definition, only giving this totally different meaning:
a suggestion that is not made directly but that people are expected to understand or accept
Question: Is the first definition new, incorrect, obsolete? I often hear it being used with that meaning, but it just seems odd that other dictionaries don't include it...
Thanks
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The first meaning is fairly common. I'm not aware that it's a particularly new meaning.
- The first meaning is fairly common.
- I'm not aware that it's a particularly new meaning.
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The first meaning is fairly common. I'm not aware that it's a particularly new meaning.
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