noun, verb
noun (formal)
1 [C] an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing
SYNGUESS:
The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report.
2 [U] the forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge
SYNGUESS:
What was going through the killer's mind is a matter for conjecture.
conjectural adjective:
Some of the stages of the Earth's development are purely conjectural.
verb (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it
SYNGUESS [V] We can only conjecture about what was in the killer's mind. * [Vthat] He conjectured that the population might double in ten years. * [VN] She conjectured the existence of a completely new species. [also Vwh-, VNtoinf]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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