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Term Definition
Implicature

A meaning that is created when someone communicates a message beyond the actual words they use.

Indefinite article

The determiner 'a', referring to an example of a thing — A reluctance to tamper with the economy.

Iterative word

A term that presupposes an earlier or later occurrence of the proposition — I forgot to brush my teeth again; Stalin rewrote history.