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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Intimation \In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F.
intimation.]
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1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
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2. Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay.
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They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever
killed a stork, should be banished. --Holland.
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3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a
remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only
intimations of his design.
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Without mentioning the king of England, or giving
the least intimation that he was sent by him. --Bp.
Burnet.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intimation
n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever
touched her" [syn: {hint}, {intimation}, {breath}]
2: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no
inkling what was about to happen" [syn: {inkling},
{intimation}, {glimmering}, {glimmer}]
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