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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconjecture
/kənˈdʒɛktʃər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
"The detective's theory was pure conjecture, lacking any hard evidence."
- 1
Form an opinion or supposition about something on the basis of incomplete information.
"He conjectured that the market would recover by the end of the year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (as a noun and verb): from Latin conjectura, from conicere 'throw together, surmise' (from con- 'together' + jacere 'throw').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "conjecture" is said worldwide
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conjecture
Transliteration: conjecture
"Ce n'est que pure conjecture de sa part."
Vermutung
Transliteration: Vermutung
"Seine Aussage beruht nur auf Vermutungen."
congettura
Transliteration: congettura
"La sua teoria è solo una congettura."
conjetura
Transliteration: conjetura
"Todo lo que dice son meras conjeturas."
conjetura
Transliteration: conjetura
"O relatório baseia-se em conjecturas e não em factos."
कयास
Transliteration: kayas
"उनका यह दावा केवल एक कयास है।"
推测
Transliteration: tuīcè
"这只是毫无根据的推测。"
추측
Transliteration: chuchuk
"그의 의견은 근거 없는 추측에 불과하다."
推測
Transliteration: suisoku
"その話は単なる推測にすぎない。"
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