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intimation definition

in·ti·ma·tion (in′tə mā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of intimating
  2. a formal announcement or declaration: now chiefly in law
  3. a hint; indirect suggestion

Etymology: ME intimacion < OFr intimation < LL intimatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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