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Definition of surmise noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

surmise

noun

NAmE//sərˈmaɪz//

[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)

a guess based on some facts that you know already This is pure surmise on my part. He was glad to have his surmise confirmed.

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