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illation
il·la·tion
/
ɪˈleɪ
ʃən
/
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[
ih-
ley
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
the act of inferring.
2.
an inference; conclusion.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Late Latin
illātiōn-
(stem of
illātiō
) a carrying in, equivalent to
Latin
illāt
(
us
) suppletive past participle of
inferre
to bring in, bear in (
il-
il-
1
+
lātus
brought, earlier
*tlātus;
see
tolerate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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illation
(ɪˈleɪʃən)
—
n
a rare word for
inference
[C16: from Late Latin
illātiō
a bringing in, from Latin
illātus
brought in, from
inferre
to bring in, from
in-
² +
ferre
to bear, carry]
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