Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illation

/əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-la-tion
IPA: /əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now herein there seems to be a very erroneous Illation: from the Indulgence of God unto Cain, concluding an immunity unto himself […]"
"it so orders the intermediate Ideas, as to discover what Connection there is in each Link of the Chain, whereby the Extreams are held together; and thereby, as it were, to draw into View the Truth sought for, which is what we call Illation or Inference […]"
"Adriaan moved to Pierce’s American illation whereby an if begets a therefore, event by event, the javelin’s flight issuing from the web of contingencies in which we may locate the javelin and the javelineer […]"

Etymology

From 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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *telh₂- (bear), illātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
British English: /ɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

illations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

illative

Synonyms

determination ergotism verdict award censure choice opinion conclusion decision deduction illation inference

Homonyms

elation

Questions

How do you pronounce illation?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does illation mean?: The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
Where does illation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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