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inference

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnf^ərəns/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪnfərəns, ˈɪnfrəns/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′fər əns, -frəns)

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inference
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Sense: Noun: deduction

Synonyms:

conclusion , summation, judgment , judgement (UK), deduction, postulation, understanding , reckoning

Sense: Noun: act of drawing conclusions

Synonyms:

inferring, deducing, judging, postulating, concluding, reckoning , figuring, drawing conclusions, jumping to conclusions

Sense: Noun: supposition

Synonyms:

supposition, presumption, conjecture, assumption , hypothesis, surmise, theory

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