intimation

  • 11intimation — [n] clue, hint allusion, announcement, breath, communication, cue, declaration, implication, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, notice, notion, reminder, shade, shadow, strain, streak, suggestion, suspicion, telltale, tinge, tip, trace,… …

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  • 12intimation — (in ti ma sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Action d intimer. •   N ayant pas vingt quatre heures depuis l intimation de l ordre pour me préparer au départ, J. J. ROUSS. Conf. XII. 2°   Particulièrement, l acte de procédure par lequel… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13intimation — n. 1) to give an intimation 2) intimation that + clause (there was no intimation that she would retire) * * * [ˌɪntɪ meɪʃ(ə)n] to give an intimation intimation that + clause (there was no intimation that she would retire) …

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  • 14intimation — UK [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms intimation : singular intimation plural intimations formal a suggestion or sign that something is likely to happen Has she given any intimation of her intentions? …

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  • 15INTIMATION — s. f. Action d intimer ; et, particulièrement, L acte de procédure par lequel on intime. L exploit ne porte point intimation. Intimation en cas d appel …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16INTIMATION — n. f. T. de Procédure Action d’intimer. L’exploit ne porte point intimation. Intimation en cas d’appel …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 17intimation — noun /ˌɪntəˈmeɪʃən/ a) The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. b) Announcement; declaration. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the… …

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  • 18intimation — [[t]ɪ̱ntɪme͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] intimations N COUNT: usu N of n, N that An intimation is an indirect suggestion or sign that something is likely to happen or be true. [FORMAL] ...intimations of mortality... I did not have any intimation that he was going …

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  • 19intimation — Ⅰ. intimate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) closely acquainted; familiar. 2) private and personal. 3) euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 4) involving very close connection: an intimate involvement. 5) (of knowledge) detailed. 6) …

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  • 20intimation — in|ti|ma|tion [ˌıntıˈmeıʃən] n [U and C] formal 1.) an indirect or unclear sign that something may happen ▪ the first intimations of the approaching conflict 2.) the act of officially telling someone about something ▪ Without early intimation of… …

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