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English
Etymology
From Latin implicans.
Noun
implicans
- (grammar) The antecedent in the if-clause; the well-formed formula (wff).
- Synonym: protasis
- Coordinate terms: implicand, implicate
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of implicō (“entangle, enfold”)
Participle
implicāns (genitive implicantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- entangling, entwining
- enfolding, enveloping, encircling
- embracing
- clasping, grasping
- (figuratively) uniting, associating, joining
- implicating, involving, embarrassing
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.