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illation

il·la·tion [ i láysh'n ] (plural il·la·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. inference: an inference drawn from something

2. act or process of inferring something: the act or process of drawing an inference from something

[Mid-16th century. < Latin illation-< illat- (see illative)]
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