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conjecture
noun
    1. An opinion based on incomplete evidence.
      Thesaurus: inference, guess, hypothesis, opinion, supposition, guesstimate.
    2. The process of forming such an opinion.
verb
    intr
    conjectured, conjecturing
    1. To make a conjecture.
      Thesaurus: postulate, speculate, suppose, posit, surmise, estimate, imagine, reckon.
Derivative: conjectural
adj
    Based on an opinion formed without complete evidence
      Thesaurus: hypothetical, theoretical, speculative, suppositional; tentative, uncertain, doubtful, problematic, iffy; Antonym: factual, real.
Derivative: conjecturally
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin conjectura conclusion, from conjicere to throw together.



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