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subaudition

American  
[suhb-aw-dish-uhn] / ˌsʌb ɔˈdɪʃ ən /

noun

  1. an act or instance of understanding or mentally supplying something not expressed.

  2. something mentally supplied; understood or implied meaning.

subaudition British  
/ ˌsʌbɔːˈdɪʃən /

noun

  1. something that is not directly stated but implied

  2. the ability or act of understanding that which is only implied

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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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