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conjecture

/kənˈdʒektʃə/kuhn-JEK-chur
/kənˈdʒɛktʃɚ/kuhn-JEK-chur

Meaninga throwing together

Common meaning: a guess

Journey through time

  1. Latinconiecturasource
  2. Frenchconjecture‘a conjecture, or ghesse’source
  3. Englishconjecture‘a guess’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin coniectura ‘a throwing together’.

Roots

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