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Noun: intimation  ,in-ti'mey-shun
  1. An indirect suggestion
    "He gave no intimation of his true intentions";
    - hint, breath
     
  2. A slight suggestion or vague understanding
    "He had an intimation that something was wrong";
    - inkling, glimmering, glimmer

Derived forms: intimations

Type of: proffer, proposition, suggestion