word | conjecture |
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sentence | In this case, however, they have established a very serious case against the son of the murdered man.” “It is a murder, then?” “Well, it is conjectured to be so. |
definition | [noun] 1. (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. 2. (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. 3. (mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven. [verb] 1. (formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea. 2. (transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at. |
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