Dictionary Entry
conjectural
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kən-JEK-chuh-ruhl/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.13)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
In a Sentence
“The scientist's conjectural model suggested a possible link between the two phenomena, but more data were needed to confirm it.”
Published Usage Examples
“The only physical cause for the practice which suggests itself to me and that must be owned to be purely conjectural, is that within the Sotadic Zone there is a blending of the masculine and feminine temperaments, a crasis which elsewhere occurs only sporadically.”
“Already we can see how such advances have brought about a watershed in conjectural modeling in humanistic fields such as art conservation.”
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Origin
From Latin conjectura meaning “guess” or “inference.”
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