Dictionary Check: illative

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"illative" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

relating to or having the nature of illation or inference

Example: "the illative faculty of the mind"
Synonyms:
adjective

resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference

Example: "an illative conclusion"
Synonyms:
adjective

expressing or preceding an inference

Example: "β€˜therefore’ is an illative word"

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