guesswork

/ɡˈɛswˌɝk/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

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"By a careful study of the figure we might suspect that when the rectangle becomes a square its area would be the greatest, but this would at best be mere guesswork. A better way would evidently be to plot the graph of the function (1) and note its behavior."

From guess + work. Compare Dutch giswerk (“guesswork”).

guessworks (plural) guess-work (alternative)

dead reckoning

guesstimate dead reckoning

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How do you pronounce guesswork?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɛswˌɝk/.

What does guesswork mean?

Where does guesswork come from?

From guess + work. Compare Dutch giswerk (“guesswork”).

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