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Noun conjecture has 3 senses

speculation, conjecture - 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"
--₁ is a kind of hypothesis, possibility, theory

Derived form: verb conjecture₁
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
--₂ is a kind of opinion, view
--₂ has particulars: divination
conjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
--₃ is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
--₃ has particulars: theorization, theorisation; supposition, supposal
Derived form: verb conjecture₁

Verb conjecture has 1 sense

speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
--₁ is one way to expect, anticipate

Derived forms: noun conjecture₃, noun conjecture₁
Sample sentence:
They conjecture that there was a traffic accident