Illative

[i'leitiv]

Definition

(adj.) expressing or preceding an inference; '`therefore' is an illative word' .

(adj.) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; 'an illative conclusion'; 'inferential reasoning' .

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Definition

(a.) Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.

(n.) An illative particle, as for, because.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Inferential.

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