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tentative

  • noun
  • ten·ta·tive
  • /ˈtɛntətɪv/

A trial; an experiment; an attempt.

Other meanings

  1. A schedule for an event or a programme.

Related words

  • pretentative
  • tentative wound
  • tentativeness
  • tentatively

Word history

From Medieval Latin "tentātīvus" (trying, testing).

Where this comes from

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