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1984 by Orwell
- Even the written instructions which Winston received, and which he invariably got rid of as soon as he had dealt with them, never stated or implied that an act of forgery was to be committed: always the reference was to slips, errors, misprints, or misquotations which it was necessary to put right in the interests of accuracy.
p. 40..8 *implied = suggested
- The tone of his voice implied at once a complete admission of his guilt and a sort of incredulous horror that such a word could be applied to himself.
p. 232..8
Definition:
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(imply) to suggest or say indirectly -- possibly as a logical consequence