All 3 Uses of
implication
in
Interview with the Vampire
- 'But he'll never let us leave,' I whispered, though I'd caught the implication of her words; her vampire sense was keen.†
Part 1 *implication = something suggested indirectly; or something that can be concluded; or a result
- I sat back against the leather, looking at that small woodcut of the devil, released for the moment from any sense of obligation to Armand's presence, lost in my thoughts, in the undeniable implications of his simple logic.†
Part 3implications = results or consequences; or things suggested indirectly; or things that can be concluded
- 'Then you know that I can hear them,' he said softly; and though this didn't contain a hint of reproach, I realized the implications of my own words.†
Part 3
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