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estimation

[ es-tuh-mey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛs təˈmeɪ ʃən /
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noun

judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
esteem; respect.
approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one's expenditures.

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RELATED WORDS

evaluation, reckoning, assessment, appraisal, impression, arithmetic, veneration, credit, valuation, favor, regard, admiration, opinion, esteem, computation, consideration, respect, estimate, stock, judgment

Nearby words

  1. esthonia,
  2. esthonian,
  3. estienne,
  4. estimable,
  5. estimate,
  6. estimative,
  7. estimator,
  8. estipulate,
  9. estival,
  10. estivate

Origin of estimation

1325–75; Middle English estimacioun < Middle French < Latin aestimātiōn- (stem of aestimātiō). See estimate, -ion
Related formspre·es·ti·ma·tion, nounre·es·ti·ma·tion, nounself-es·ti·ma·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for estimation

estimation

/ (ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

a considered opinion; judgmentwhat is your estimation of the situation?
esteem; respect
the act of estimating
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Word Origin and History for estimation

estimation

n.

late 14c., "action of appraising; manner of judging; opinion," from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimationem (nominative aestimatio) "a valuation," from past participle stem of aestimare "to value" (see esteem). Meaning "appreciation" is from 1520s. That of "process of forming an approximate notion" is from c.1400.

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