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Definition of subaudition in English:

subaudition

noun

  • A thing that is not stated, only implied or inferred.

    • ‘the actual meaning of the noun is, most likely, “disaster,” with a subaudition of “terror”’

Pronunciation

subaudition

/ˌsəbôˈdiSHən/ /ˌsəbɔˈdɪʃən/

Origin

Early 17th century via French from late Latin subauditio(n-), from Latin subaudire ‘understand’.