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/ˈɡɛs.wɜːrk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or result of attempting to find an answer or solution by guessing without adequate information or methodical calculation.
"Much of the early economic forecasting was pure guesswork rather than scientific analysis." - 2
Conclusions or estimates based on conjecture rather than known facts.
"The committee's budget is just an educated guesswork until the final tax figures arrive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'guess' (from Middle English 'gissen', of Germanic origin related to Old Norse 'geta' meaning to get or conjecture) combined with the suffix 'work' indicating labor or production. The compound emerged in the late 16th century to describe the process or product of making estimates without secure certainties.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guesswork" is said worldwide
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conjecture
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.ʒɛk.tyʁ/
"Ce rapport n'est basé que sur des conjectures."
Mutmaßung
Transliteration: /ˈmuːtˌmaːsʊŋ/
"Seine Aussage war reine Mutmaßung."
congettura
Transliteration: /kon.dʒetˈtu.ra/
"Il suo piano si basa su semplici congetture."
conjetura
Transliteration: /koŋ.xeˈtu.ɾa/
"Todo lo que dijo anoche fue pura conjetura."
conjectura
Transliteration: /kõ.ʒekˈtu.ɾɐ/
"Aquela conclusão não passa de uma conjectura."
अंदाज़ा
Transliteration: andaza
"यह केवल एक अंदाज़ा है, कोई ठोस सबूत नहीं।"
猜测
Transliteration: cāicè
"这项工作需要精确的数据，而不是盲目的猜测。"
어림짐작
Transliteration: eorimjimjak
"그것은 단순한 어림짐작에 불과했다."
推測
Transliteration: suisoku
"彼の説明は確たる証拠のない推測にすぎない。"
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