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implicature

Implicature (noun) means an implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

noun
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An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
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Etymology

Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice before or in 1967.

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"implicature" (noun) means an implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

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