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conjectūra , ae, f. conicio, I. B. 2., a putting together of facts or indications; hence
I.an opinion founded on a comparison of facts, a conjecture, guess, conjectural inference.
I. In gen. (very freq., and class.): “quod ad exemplum'st? Conjecturā si reperire possumus,” Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 76: “hanc ego de me conjecturam domi facic,” id. Cist. 2, 1, 2; id. Cas. 2, 3, 8; Cic. de Or. 2, 74, 299: “conjecturam facere (ex re or re),” Plaut. Poen. prol. 91; id. Rud. 3, 4, 66; Ter. And. 3, 2, 32; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 25; Cic. Mur. 21, 44; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183: “attendite num aberret a conjecturā suspitio periculi mei,” i. e. reasonable inference, id. Phil. 12, 9, 23; Quint. 8, 4, 26; Plin. Pan. 20 fin.: “capere ex re,” Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 32: “capere,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 98: “hoc videre licet ex aliquot rebus,” Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3: “conjecturā uti,” Quint. 3, 6, 15: “judicare aliquid,” Cic. Fl. 3, 6: “coarguere aliquid,” id. Agr. 1, 6, 18: “quaerere aliquid,” id. Or. 36, 126; cf.: “quaeritur per conjecturam,” Quint. 7, 2, 6: “conjecturā aberrare,” Cic. Att. 14, 22, 1: “in conjecturam quantitas cadit,” Quint. 7, 4, 43: “aliquid conjecturā animi scrutari,” Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 49; cf.: “animi mei,” Quint. 1, 2, 25: si qua conjectura mentis divinae sit (gen. object.), Liv. 10, 39, 15; so, “mentis,” Quint. 7, 3, 25: “animi,” id. 7, 2, 6; 7, 2, 45: “voluntatis,” id. 12, 2, 19: “veritatis,” Suet. Galb. 7 et saep.—
II. In partic.
A. T. t. of the lang. of augury, a conclusion drawn from signs or omens, a divining, an interpreting of dreams, soothsaying, prophesying, Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 20; id. Curc. 2, 1, 31; Cic. Div. 2, 31, 66; 1, 36, 78; 2, 63, 129; Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 51; Suet. Vit. 18.—
B. An element of rhetorical representation founded on conjecture, Cic. Inv. 2, 5, 16; id. Part. Or. 9, 33 sq.; id. Div.. 2, 26, 55; Quint. 7, 2, 1; 3, 6, 50; cf.: “in his omnibus conjecturam inducere,” the form of conjecture, Cic. Inv. 2, 32, 99.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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