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illations

illations is the plural of illation.

Meaning of illation

Noun

illation (countable and uncountable, plural illations)

  1. The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
    • Now herein there seems to be a very erroneous Illation: from the Indulgence of God unto Cain, concluding an immunity unto himself […]1650, Thomas Browne, chapter I, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 2

Questions about illations

What is illations the plural of?
Illations is the plural of illation.

Words near illations in the dictionary

  1. illaqueation
  2. illaqueations
  3. Illarionov
  4. Illarionova
  5. illation
  6. illations
  7. illative
  8. illative case
  9. illative cases
  10. illatively
  11. illatives

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