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suggestion noun

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Definition

an idea, plan or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it
I don't know what to wear tonight - do you have any suggestions?
She made some very helpful suggestions but her boss rejected them all.
[+ that] They didn't like my suggestion that we should all share the cost.
I have a few favourite restaurants that I tend to go back to, but I'm always open to new suggestions (= willing to try new ones that people suggest).
I went to the Park Street dentist's at Ann's suggestion (= as a result of Ann suggesting it) and I was really impressed.
communication of an idea without stating it directly
the suggestion of his guilt
a slight amount or trace of something
a suggestion of an Irish accent

(Definition of suggestion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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