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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.
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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.
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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.
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3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.
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I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor
with the elders. --Wisdom viii.
10.
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4. Supposition; conjecture.
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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.
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