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illation

il.la.tion \il-'a--sh*n\ n [LL illation-, illatio, fr. L, action of 
   bringing in, fr. illatu]s (pp. of inferre to bring in), fr. in- + latus, 
   pp. of ferre to carry - more at TOLERATE, BEAR 1: the action of inferring : 
   INFERENCE  2: a conclusion inferred