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English
Etymology
From mis- + conjecture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɪskənˈd͡ʒɛkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Verb
misconjecture (third-person singular simple present misconjectures, present participle misconjecturing, simple past and past participle misconjectured)
- (archaic) To conjecture wrongly; to misguess
Noun
misconjecture (plural misconjectures)
- (archaic) A wrong conjecture or guess.
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: , 2nd edition, London: A Miller, for Edw Dod and Nath Ekins, , →OCLC:I hope they will plausibly receive our attempts, or candidly correct our misconjectures
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