intimation

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

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