English to English adjective
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Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | | Example: theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural the supposed reason for his absence suppositious reconstructions of dead languages hypothetical situation
source: wordnet30
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