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implicit definition

im·plicit (im plisit)

adjective

  1. suggested or to be understood though not plainly expressed; implied
  2. necessarily or naturally involved though not plainly apparent or expressed; essentially a part or condition; inherent
  3. without reservation or doubt; unquestioning; absolute
  4. Obsolete implicated; entangled

Etymology: L implicitus, pp. of implicare: see imply

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