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"conjecture" in English

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conjecturenoun [ C or U ]

uk ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃər/ us ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/

conjectureverb [ I ]

uk ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃər/ us ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ/ formal
conjectural
adjective uk ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃə.rəl/ us ​ /kənˈdʒek.tʃɚ.əl/

(Definition of “conjecture” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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conjecturenoun [ C/U ]

us ​ /kənˈdʒek·tʃər/

› an opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess:

[ U ] What lay behind the decision is open to conjecture.
conjecture
verb [ I/T ] us ​ /kənˈdʒek·tʃər/

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[ + that clause ] Some employees conjecture that it was a money-saving move.

(Definition of “conjecture” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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