CONJECTURES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Conjecture

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the senses ‘to divine’ and ‘divination’): from Old French, or from Latin conjectura, from conicere ‘put together in thought’, from con- ‘together’ + jacere ‘throw’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kənˈdʒɛktʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Short Definition:

opinion based on incomplete information

Examples:
  • conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied
  • a matter for conjecture

Word: Conjecture

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kənˈdʒɛktʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information

Short Definition:

form conjecture about

Examples:
  • many conjectured that the jury could not agree

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