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trial
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?a??l/
- Rhymes: -a??l
- Hyphenation: tri?al
Etymology 1
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
Noun
trial (plural trials)
- An opportunity to test something out; a test.
- They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
- Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
- A difficult or annoying experience.
- That boy was a trial to his parents.
- A tryout to pick members of a team.
- soccer trials
- (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
- (Britain) An internal examination set by Eton College.
Translations
Adjective
trial (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a trial or test.
- Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Translations
Verb
trial (third-person singular simple present trials, present participle (UK) trialling or (US) trialing, simple past and past participle (UK) trialled or (US) trialed)
- To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
- To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin tri- (stem of tr?s (“three”)) + -al, on the pattern of dual.
Adjective
trial (not comparable)
- Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
- Triple.
- (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people; contrast singular, dual and plural. (See Ambai language for an example.)
- No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.
Derived terms
- triality
Translations
See also
- (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)
Anagrams
- TRALI, Trail, irtal, litra, trail
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English trial.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tri?al
Noun
trial m (plural trials, diminutive trialtje n)
- Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile motorcycles, cars or bicycles
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English trial.
Noun
trial m (invariable)
- (sports) trials (motorcycle etc)
Anagrams
- altri, latri, tarli
Old French
Etymology
trier (“to try such as in a court of law”) +? -al.
Noun
trial m (oblique plural triaus or triax or trials, nominative singular triaus or triax or trials, nominative plural trial)
- trial (legal procedure)
Usage notes
- due to lack of attestation, the precise meaning is uncertain
Descendants
- ? English: trial
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (trial)
- trial on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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probation
English
Etymology
From Middle French probation, from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio (“a trying, inspection, examination”), from probare, past participle probatus (“to test, examine”); see probate, probe, prove.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?o??be???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
probation (countable and uncountable, plural probations)
- A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
- (law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions
- (archaic) The act of testing; proof
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 20,
- And I shall proceed to consider the testimony of Experience, when I shall have first advertis'd You, that if Men were as perfectly rational as 'tis to be wish'd they were, this sensible way of Probation would be as needless as 'tis wont to be imperfect.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 20,
Derived terms
- probationary
- probation officer
- academic probation
Related terms
- probate
- probe
- prove
Translations
Further reading
- probation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- probation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
probation f (plural probations)
- probation (especially religious)
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