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es⋅ti⋅ma⋅tion

[es-tuh-mey-shuh

–noun

1.	judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.

2.	esteem; respect.

3.	approximate calculation; estimate: to make an estimation of one's expenditures.

Origin:
1325–75; ME estimacioun < MF < L aestimātiōn- (s. of aestimātiō). See estimate, -ion

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Language Translation for : Estimation

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juicio,

German:

das Urteil,

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es·ti·ma·tion (ěs'tə-mā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act or an instance of estimating.
2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
An opinion or a judgment.
Favorable regard; esteem.

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estimation

c.1374, from O.Fr. estimacion, from L. æstimationem (nom. æstimatio) "a valuation," from æstimare "to value" (see esteem). The verb estimate is first recorded 1532.

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estimation
noun
1.	a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: appraisal]
2.	the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" [syn: estimate]
3.	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" [syn: estimate]
4.	a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" [syn: estimate]

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Estimation

Es`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.]

1. The act of estimating. --Shak.

2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities.

If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest, and the priest shall value him. --Lev. xxvii. 8.

3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.

I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor with the elders. --Wisdom viii. 10.

4. Supposition; conjecture.

I speak not this in estimation, As what I think might be, but what I know. --Shak.

Syn: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement; esteem; honor; regard. See Estimate, n.