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il⋅la⋅tion

  [i-ley-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of inferring.
2. an inference; conclusion.
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Origin:
1525–35; < LL illātiōn- (s. of illātiō) a carrying in, equiv. to L illāt(us) suppletive ptp. of inferre to bring in, bear in (il- il- 1 + lātus brought, earlier *tlātus; see tolerate ) + -iōn- -ion
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il·la·tion   (ĭ-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of inferring or drawing conclusions.

  2. A conclusion drawn; a deduction. Also called illative.


[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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