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  1. 1. n. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Announcement; declaration. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. an indirect suggestion Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. 2. Announcement; declaration. Macaulay. They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished. Holland. 3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him. Bp. Burnet. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n an indirect suggestion n a slight suggestion or vague understanding Source: ecdict

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