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conjectural
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English
Etymology
From conjecture + -al.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
conjectural (comparative more conjectural, superlative most conjectural)
- In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
- 1863, Jules Festu, Practical lessons on the comparative construction of the verb in the French and English languages:
- In conjectural statements, the French often use the Future or the Conditional, instead of the Perfect or the Pluperfect used in English.
- 1844, Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, On Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery:
- Medicine, however, has been, and still continues to be, an art so conjectural and uncertain, that our astonishment at the anxiety with which empirics have been sought after and followed is much diminished.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
in the nature of a conjecture
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Noun
conjectural (plural conjecturals)
- Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
- 1821, Richard Franck, Northern memoirs, page 15:
- Let us not assume such previous conjecturals, but rather consult and expostulate death, since death is the wages and the reward of sin.
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
conjectural (feminine conjecturale, masculine plural conjecturaux, feminine plural conjecturales)
Further reading
- “conjectural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
conjectural m or f (plural conjecturais)
- conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture)
Further reading
- “conjectural”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French conjectural. By surface analysis, conjectură + -al.
Adjective
conjectural m or n (feminine singular conjecturală, masculine plural conjecturali, feminine/neuter plural conjecturale)
Declension
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