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HYPOTHESES
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The answer HYPOTHESES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HYPOTHESIS as a noun:
1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
2. (hypothesis, possibility, theory) = a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
3. (guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis) = a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence