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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illation \Il*la"tion\, n. [L. illatio, fr illatus used as p. p. of inferre to carry or bring in but from a different root: cf F. illation. See 1st {In-}, and {Tolerate}, and cf {Infer}.] The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion. Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false conception of things --Sir T. Browne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illation n : the reasoning involved in making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation [syn: {inference}]
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