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