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intimation

noun
/ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French intimation, from Latin intimatio.

  1. derived from intimatio
  2. derived from intimation

Definitions

  1. The act of intimating.

  2. The thing intimated.

  3. Announcement

    Announcement; declaration.

    • They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A hint

      A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.

      • Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.
      • At length, perchance, the immaterial heaven will appear as much higher to the American mind, and the intimations that star it as much brighter.
      • And actually I had important intimations to communicate as he faced the end. But intimations weren't much use.

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Derived

preintimation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for intimation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA