Subaudition (noun)
sub-ord-ish-un
A thing that is not stated, only implied or inferred. Literally the thing you have to read between the lines to hear.
Late 18th century: from late Latin subauditio(n-), from subaudire ‘understand’.
Example sentences
“She said maybe, but the subaudition gave a definite no.”

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