implicature

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
implicature /ˈɪmplɪˌkətʃə, -ˌkeɪtʃə/

▶noun the action of implying a meaning beyond the literal sense of what is explicitly stated, for example saying the frame is nice and implying I don't like the picture in it.

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