trialist

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From trial (three) +‎ -ist.

Noun

trialist (plural trialists)

  1. An advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.

Adjective

trialist (not comparable)

  1. Involving three elements; especially, pertaining to a potential state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 84:
      Only if Bosnia-Herzegovina were fully annexed to the empire would it be possible eventually to incorporate it into the structure of a reformed trialist monarchy.

Etymology 2

From trial (test, experiment) +‎ -ist.

Noun

trialist (plural trialists)

  1. (American spelling) A person who takes part in a trial (of a drug etc.)
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