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English to English noun
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a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | source: wordnet30
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a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) |
• speculations about the outcome of the election
• he dismissed it as mere conjecture
source: wordnet30
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an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits |
• he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
source: wordnet30
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continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature |
• the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
source: wordnet30
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The act of speculating. | source: webster1913
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