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opinion

o·pin·ion [ ə pínnyən ] (plural o·pin·ions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. personal view: the view somebody takes about an issue, especially when it is based solely on personal judgment
In my opinion it's all a waste of time.

2. estimation: a view regarding the worth of somebody or something
They had a pretty low opinion of me.

3. expert view: an expert assessment of something
I told the doctor I wanted a second opinion.

4. body of generally held views: the view or views held by most people or by a large number of people
pundits and other opinion formers

5. law conclusion of fact: a conclusion drawn from observation of the facts

[14th century. Via French< Latin opinion-< opinari "suppose"]

be a matter of opinion to be open to dispute or debate

be of the opinion that to think that something is the case

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