Implicature is a technical term in the pragmatics subfield of linguistics, coined by Paul Grice, which refers to what is "suggested" in an utterance, even though not expressed nor "strictly implied" (that is, entailed) by the utterance.
Implicature is a technical term in the pragmatics subfield of linguistics coined by Paul Grice. It refers to what is "suggested" in an utterance, even though not expressed nor "strictly implied" (that is, entailed) by the utterance.