illative

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illative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Illative \Il"la*tive\, n.
     An illative particle, as for, because.
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  Illative \Il"la*tive\, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.]
     Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation;
     inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or
     proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse
        statement of a proposition which in that form must be true
        because the original proposition is true.
  
     Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which
        it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the
        correctness of inferences.
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illative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  illative
      adj 1: relating to or having the nature of illation or
             inference; "the illative faculty of the mind" [syn:
             inferential, illative]
      2: resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an
         illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" [syn:
         illative, inferential]
      3: expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an
         illative word"