| ADJECTIVE | pert | illative, inferential | relating to or having the nature of illation or inference |
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| all | illative, inferential | resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference | |
| all | illative | expressing or preceding an inference |
| Meaning | relating to or having the nature of illation or inference. | |
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| Example | "the illative faculty of the mind" | |
| Synonym | inferential | |
| Spanish | deductivo, ilativo | |
| Nouns | inference | 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 |
| Meaning | resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference. | |
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| Example | "an illative conclusion" | |
| Synonym | inferential | |
| Broader | deductive | Involving inferences from general principles |
| Spanish | ilativo, inferencial | |
| Meaning | Expressing or preceding an inference. | |
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| Example | "'therefore' is an illative word" | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Broader | deductive | Involving inferences from general principles |
| Spanish | ilativo | |
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