implications
Sayim-pli-KAY-shuhnz/ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of implication.
The committee weighed the financial implications before approving the budget.
Researchers are still exploring the ethical implications of the discovery.
Note
Only the countable meanings of implication take a plural. The act or state of being implicated in something is a mass idea, so the plural form points elsewhere. It names separate things: the possible effects of a decision, the unspoken meanings a statement carries, or, in logic, distinct consequences and if-then connectives. Context usually shows which one is meant.
implications is a form of implication
implication, noun: A possible effect or result that follows from a decision or action. Full entry
- Forms
- implicationimplications plural
- Spelling
- implication → implications: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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