Both Uses of
implication
in
Childhood's End
- He must face the future he had chosen, with all its Implications.†
Chpt 12 *implications = results or consequences; or things suggested indirectly; or things that can be concluded
- It was several seconds before George understood the implications of Rashaverak's words.†
Chpt 18
Definitions:
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(1)
(implication as in: the implication is that...) Something that follows from something else.The thing that follows could be:
- something suggested indirectly (not said directly)
- something that can be concluded (often a logical consequence)
- something that results from something else
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(2)
(implication as in: Her implication in the crime) involvement in or the suggestion that someone was involved in something -- especially a crime