"implicature" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃɚ/ [General-American] Forms: implicatures [plural]
Etymology: Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice before or in 1967. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Paul Grice|nat=British|nobycat=1|occ=philosopher}} Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice Head templates: {{en-noun}} implicature (plural implicatures)
  1. (pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail. Wikipedia link: implicature Categories (topical): Pragmatics Related terms: implicate, implication Translations (An implied meaning): 含意 (hányì) (Chinese Mandarin), implikatura [feminine] (Czech), implicatuur [feminine] (Dutch), piilomerkitys (Finnish), implicature [feminine] (French), Implikatur [feminine] (German), υπονόηση (yponóisi) [neuter] (Greek), implikatúra (Hungarian), 含意 (gan'i) (Japanese), implicatura [feminine] (Portuguese), импликатура (implikatura) [feminine] (Russian), implicatura [feminine] (Spanish), implikatur [common-gender] (Swedish)

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