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implicature

  • /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃə/ UK
  • /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃɚ/ US

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Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice before or in 1967.

noun implicatures

  1. An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

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noun An implied meaning

Españolimplicatura
日本語含意 gan'i
中文含意 hányì
Portuguêsimplicatura
Françaisimplicature
DeutschImplikatur
Ελληνικάυπονόηση yponóisi
Русскийимпликатура implikatura

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"implicature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/implicature. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

implicature. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/implicature

Chicago

"implicature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/implicature.

BibTeX
@misc{implicature_2026,
  title = {implicature},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/implicature},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}