subaudition
Americannoun
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an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed.
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something mentally supplied; understood or implied meaning.
noun
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something that is not directly stated but implied
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the ability or act of understanding that which is only implied
Etymology
Origin of subaudition
1650–60; < Late Latin subauditiōn- (stem of subauditiō ) understanding, i.e., supplying an omitted word. See sub-, audition
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