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Pronunciation : Es`ti*ma"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare: cf. F. estimation. See Esteem, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913