All 5 Uses of
speculate
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Because the documents remain the source of constant investigation and speculation even today, they are believed to have been moved and rehidden several times.
Chpt 37-38 *speculation = theorizing
- Current speculation places the documents somewhere in the United Kingdom.
Chpt 37-38speculation = guess or theory
- "From Da Vinci's notebook on polemics and speculation," Teabing said, indicating one quote in particular.
Chpt 55-56speculation = theorizing
- "A speculation," Teabing said, "but it would certainly provide the Church motivation for an all-out attack to find the documents before it was too late."
Chpt 61-62speculation = guess or theory
- Of course, this only fueled the fires of speculation.
Chpt 103-104speculation = guessing and theorizing
Definition:
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(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty