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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConjectural
/kənˈdʒɛk.tʃər.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Based on or characterized by conjecture rather than knowledge; provisional or speculative.
"The detective noted that the timeline of events was still largely conjectural." - 2
Inferred from indirect evidence or incomplete data.
"Their conclusions regarding the ancient migration patterns remain strictly conjectural."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'conjecturalis', stemming from 'coniectura' (guess, inference), based on the verb 'conicere' meaning to throw together. It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core connection to deduction, supposition, and opinion lacking definitive proof.
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conjectural
Transliteration: kɔ̃.ʒɛk.ty.ʁal
"Cette explication reste purement conjecturale."
mutmaßlich
Transliteration: muːtˌmaːs.lɪç
"Diese Annahme ist rein mutmaßlich."
congetturale
Transliteration: kon.dʒet.tuˈra.le
"Le sue conclusioni sono di natura congetturale."
conjetural
Transliteration: kon.xe.tuˈral
"El origen de este fenómeno sigue siendo conjetural."
conjectural
Transliteration: kõ.ʒɛk.tuˈraw
"A tese apresentada ainda é puramente conjectural."
अनुमानात्मक
Transliteration: anumānātmak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी थ्योरी अभी पूरी तरह से अनुमानात्मक है।"
推测的
Transliteration: tuīcè de
Script: 中文汉字
"这个结论目前还只是推测性的。"
추측에 의존하는
Transliteration: chuchuk-e uijonhaneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 주장은 아직 추측 단계에 불과하다."
推論的な
Transliteration: suisokuteki na
Script: 日本語
"彼の仮説はまだ推論的な域を出ない。"
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