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trial run

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A test, as of performance or acceptance.

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  • noun A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing (a tryout)

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  • noun trying something to find out about it

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synonyms (22)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Gedankenexperiment
  2. audition
  3. bench test
  4. dry run
  5. dummy run
  6. experimentation
  7. flight test
  8. hearing
  9. pilot plan
  10. practical test
  11. practice
  12. rehearsal
  13. road test
  14. shakedown
  15. shakedown cruise
  16. test
  17. test flight
  18. test run
  19. trial
  20. trial and error
  21. tryout
  22. workout

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. experiment
  2. experimentation

hyponyms (6)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. alpha test
  2. beta test
  3. field trial
  4. field-test
  5. road test
  6. trial balloon

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