Surmise

  • 121conjecture — A slight degree of credence, arising from evidence too weak or too remote to cause belief. Supposition or surmise. The idea of a fact, suggested by another fact; as a possible cause, concomitant, or result. An idea or notion founded on a… …

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  • 122conjecture — A slight degree of credence, arising from evidence too weak or too remote to cause belief. Supposition or surmise. The idea of a fact, suggested by another fact; as a possible cause, concomitant, or result. An idea or notion founded on a… …

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  • 123con|jec´tur|er — con|jec|ture «kuhn JEHK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. a conclusion reached by guessing; a guess; surmise. SYNONYM(S): supposition. 2. the formation of an opinion admittedly without sufficient evidence for proof; guessing …

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  • 124con|jec|ture — «kuhn JEHK chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. a conclusion reached by guessing; a guess; surmise. SYNONYM(S): supposition. 2. the formation of an opinion admittedly without sufficient evidence for proof; guessing …

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  • 125in|fer|ence — «IHN fuhr uhns», noun. 1. the act or process of inferring: »to form a judgment by inference from known facts. What happened is only a matter of inference; no one saw the accident. SYNONYM(S): deduction, illation, presumption, assumption, surmise …

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  • 126pre|sur|mise — «PREE sur MYZ», verb, mised, mis|ing, noun. –v.t. to surmise beforehand. –n. a surmise previously formed …

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  • 127SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 128All in the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …

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