tentative
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French tentatif, from Latin tentativus (“trying, testing”), from tento, past participle tentatus (“to try, test”); see tent, tempt.
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[edit] Noun
tentative (plural tentatives)
- A trial; an experiment.
[edit] Adjective
tentative (comparative more tentative, superlative most tentative)
- Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
- Uncertain; subject to future change.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental
uncertain
[edit] External links
- tentative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tentative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Latin, see above.
[edit] Noun
tentative f. (plural tentatives)
