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conjecture in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
    "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
    speculation  conjecture 
  2. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
    conjecture 
  3. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
    guess  conjecture  supposition  surmise  surmisal  speculation  hypothesis 
verb
  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
    speculate  theorize  theorise  conjecture  hypothesize  hypothesise  hypothecate  suppose 
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