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intimation

  • /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio. By surface analysis, intimate + -ion.

noun intimations

  1. countable, uncountable A hint; an indirect suggestion. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of intimating.
  3. countable, uncountable Announcement; declaration. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
  4. countable, uncountable The thing intimated.

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noun Announcement; declaration

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

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

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

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@misc{intimation_2026,
  title = {intimation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intimation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}