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Noun: illation  i'ley-shun
  1. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
    - inference

Sounds like: elatio

Derived forms: illations

Type of: abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning

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ill service
ill temper
ill turn
ill will
Ill.
ill-advised
ill-advisedly
ill-affected
Illampu
ill-assorted
illation
illative
illative conjunction
ill-being
ill-bred
ill-breeding
ill-chosen
ill-conceived
ill-considered
ill-defined
ill-disposed