conjecture
/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
- A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- Interpretation of signs and omens.
- To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
- To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
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