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sug·ges·tion 
[suhg-jes-chuhn, suh-] Pronunciation Key
[suhg-jes-chuhn, suh-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of suggesting. |
| 2. | the state of being suggested. |
| 3. | something suggested, as a piece of advice: We made the suggestion that she resign. |
| 4. | a slight trace: He speaks with a suggestion of a foreign accent. |
| 5. | the calling up in the mind of one idea by another by virtue of some association or of some natural connection between the ideas. |
| 6. | the idea thus called up. |
| 7. | Psychology.
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| sug·ges·tion
(səg-jěs'chən, sə-jěs'-) Pronunciation Key
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suggestion
c.1340, "a prompting to evil," from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. suggestioun, from L. suggestionem (nom. suggestio) "an addition, intimation, suggestion," from suggestus, pp. of suggestere "suggest, supply, bring up," from sub "up" + gerere "bring, carry." Sense evolution in L. is from "heap up, build" to "bring forward an idea." Meaning "proposal" appeared by 1382, but original Eng. notion of "evil prompting" is preserved in suggestive (1631, though the indecent aspect did not emerge until 1888). Hypnotism sense is from 1887.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| suggestion | |
noun | |
| 1. | an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
| 2. | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| 3. | a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" [syn: trace] |
| 4. | persuasion formulated as a suggestion |
| 5. | the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association |
| 6. | the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: hypnotism] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
suggestion sug·ges·tion (səg-jěs'chən, sə-jěs'-)
n.
Implanting of an idea in the mind of another by a word or act so as to influence conduct or physical condition.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sug·ges·tion
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of suggesting b : something suggested
2 : an entry on the record of a fact or circumstance (as the death or insolvency of a party) material to a case and essential for the court in making its determinationsuggestion of death on the record —Kissic v. Liberty Nat'l Life Insurance Company, 641 So. Second 250 (1994)>
Main Entry: sug·ges·tion
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of suggesting b : something suggested
2 : an entry on the record of a fact or circumstance (as the death or insolvency of a party) material to a case and essential for the court in making its determination
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Suggestion
Sug*ges"tion\, n. (Hypnotism) The control of the mind of an hypnotic subject by ideas in the mind of the hypnotizer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Suggestion
Sug*ges"tion\, n. [F. suggestion, L. suggestio.]1. The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea. 2. That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret incitement; temptation. Why do I yield to that suggestion? --Shak. 3. Charge; complaint; accusation. [Obs.] "A false suggestion." --Chaucer. 4. (Law) Information without oath; an entry of a material fact or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the death or insolvency of a party. 5. (Physiol. & Metaph.) The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown. Syn: Hint; allusion; intimation; insinuation. Usage: Suggestion, Hint. A hint is the briefest or most indirect mode of calling one's attention to a subject. A suggestion is a putting of something before the mind for consideration, an indirect or guarded mode of presenting argument or advice. A hint is usually something slight or covert, and may by merely negative in its character. A suggestion is ordinarily intended to furnish us with some practical assistance or direction. "He gave me a hint of my danger, and added some suggestions as to the means of avoiding it." Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope. Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night On your suggestion. --Shak.
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