intimation

[ in-tuh-mey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of intimating, or making known indirectly.

  2. a hint; suggestion: The death of his father was his first intimation of mortality.

Origin of intimation

1
First recorded in 1425–75; from French, from Late Latin intimātiōn-, stem of intimātiō, equivalent to intimāt(us), past participle of intimāre “to announce, make known” + -iō -ion; see intimate2

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British Dictionary definitions for intimation

intimation

/ (ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a hint or suggestion

  2. rare an announcement or notice

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