illation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of drawing an inference, or the conclusion so drawn

   His illation from the scant clues proved correct.

From Late Latin illatio ('a bringing in, inference'), from illatus, past participle of inferre ('to bring in, infer'), from in- ('in') + ferre ('to carry').

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