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illative
adjective
Expressing or preceding an inference
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ɪˈleɪtɪv
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adjective
Expressing or preceding an inference
“‘therefore’ is an illative word”
adjective
Resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
“An illative conclusion”
adjective
Relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
“The illative faculty of the mind”
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‘therefore’ is an illative word
An illative conclusion
Inferential reasoning
The illative faculty of the mind
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