TRIAL
\tɹˈa͡ɪə͡l], \tɹˈaɪəl], \t_ɹ_ˈaɪ_əl]\
Definitions of TRIAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
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trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
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(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
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(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
By Princeton University
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the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
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trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
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(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
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(law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of trying or testing in any manner.
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Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
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The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
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Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
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The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
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That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
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The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
By Oddity Software
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The act of trying or testing in any manner.
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Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
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The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
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Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
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The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
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That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
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The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of testing or proving; state of being tested; an attempt or endeavor; an experiment; an examination by test or experience; hardship; suffering or temptation; a judicial examination; as, a trial in court.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A trying: the act of trying: examination by a test: the state of being tried: suffering: temptation: judicial examination: attempt.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of trying or testing in any manner; –specifically, any exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what it is capable of effecting; –act of testing by experience; experiment; –examination by a test; –that which tries or afflicts; that which tries the character or principle; that which tempts to evil; –state of being tried or tempted; –the formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal.
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