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What is the term for something that is inferred, but not explicitly written within the text?

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Do you mean subtext? Implication?

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+1 @Dale Emery: Yes, appears subtext is the word I'm looking for, thank you: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtext – blunders Jun 4 '11 at 16:29

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