Definition of "intimation" []

• The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated. (noun)
• Announcement; declaration. (noun)
• A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design. (noun)

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• "This intimation is the proceed of mere love, which, whether you embrace or no, I shall still continue all those good wishes and offices of respect that may become"
• "William Jefferson, known to be less than scrupulous (the FBI found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, and the intimation is that he is connected to some shady individuals from South America), re-elected to Congress in a landslide, primarily due the rantings of the autocratic sheriff of Jefferson Parish."
• "I have received intimation from the Editor that the record will appear in the 2007 issue of the Records Book under the category of ‘Communication’."