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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
conjecture
1. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) (Freq. 1) - speculations about the outcome of the election - he dismissed it as mere conjecture • Syn: speculation • Derivationally related forms: conjectural, speculate (for: speculation) • Hypernyms: hypothesis, possibility, theory 2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • Syn: guess, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis • Derivationally related forms: hypothetical (for: hypothesis), hypothecate (for: hypothesis), hypothesize (for: hypothesis), speculate (for: speculation), surmise (for: surmisal), surmise (for: surmise), suppositional (for: supposition), supposititious (for: supposition), suppositious (for: supposition), suppose (for: supposition), conjectural, guess (for: guess) • Hypernyms: opinion, view • Hyponyms: divination 3. reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence • Derivationally related forms: conjectural • Hypernyms: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought • Hyponyms: theorization, theorisation, supposition, supposal
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds (Freq. 1) - Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps • Syn: speculate, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose • Derivationally related forms: supposition (for: suppose), supposal (for: suppose), hypothesis (for: hypothecate), hypothesis (for: hypothesize), theoriser (for: theorise), theorisation (for: theorise), theory (for: theorise), theorizer (for: theorize), theory (for: theorize), speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), speculator (for: speculate) • Hypernyms: expect, anticipate • Hyponyms: reconstruct, construct, retrace, explicate, formulate, develop • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - They conjecture that there was a traffic accident
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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "conjecture":
cincture conjecture
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Words contain "conjecture" in its definition in Vietnamese - English dictionary:
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