Both Uses of
implication
in
The 100, by Morgan
- Glass tried to push the implications of that fact out of her head as she watched Camille sit down in the armchair that Luke's great-grandmother had found at the Exchange.†
p. 40.1implications = results or consequences; or things suggested indirectly; or things that can be concluded
- Bellamy thrashed against the arms holding him, unable to quell his rage as the implication of Wells's words sank in.†
p. 197.2 *implication = something suggested indirectly; or something that can be concluded; or a result
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