i 1 l 1 l 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
8 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun 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
originFrom Latin illātiō (“logical inference, deduction, conclusion”), from illātus, perfect passive participle of inferō (“carry or bring into somewhere; conclude”), from in + ferō (“bear, carry; suffer”).
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