subaudition

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sub=au=di=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

subaudition, n. [L. subauditio.].

 The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied.  Trench.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

subaudition, n.
1 the act of mentally supplying an omitted word or words in speech.
2 the act or process of understanding the unexpressed; reading between the lines.

Etymology

LL subauditio f. subaudire understand (as SUB-, AUDITION)

ROGET THESAURUS

subaudition

Information

N information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge, publicity, data, communication, intimation, notice, notification, enunciation, annunciation, announcement, communiqu_e, representation, round robin, presentment, case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition, news, return, account, statement, mention, acquainting, instruction, outpouring, intercommunication, communicativeness, informant, authority, teller, intelligencer, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece, informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective, sleuth, mouchard, spy, newsmonger, messenger, amicus curiae, valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide, guidebook, handbook, vade mecum, manual, map, plan, chart, gazetteer, itinerary, hint, suggestion, innuendo, inkling, whisper, passing word, word in the ear, subaudition, cue, byplay, gesture, gentle hint, broad hint, verbum sapienti, a word to the wise, insinuation, information theory, bit, byte, word, doubleword, quad word, paragraph, segment, magnetic media, paper medium, optical media, random access memory, RAM, read-only memory, ROM, write once read mostly memory, WORM, informed, communique, reported, published, expressive, explicit plain spoken, (artless), nuncupative, nuncupatory, declaratory, expository, enunciative, communicative, communicatory, from information received, a little bird told me, I heard it through the grapevine.