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Definition of 'trial'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) trial, from . More at try.
Noun
( wikipedia)
( en-noun)
an opportunity to test something out; a test.
- They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.
appearance at judicial court.
a difficult or annoying experience
- That boy was a trial to his parents
Adjective
(-)
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Verb
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
- The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
- The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.
Derived terms
* put on trial
* trial and error
( rel-mid3)
* trial by combat
* trial by fire
( rel-mid3)
* trial balloon
* triality
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) trialis, an adjective formed from .
Adjective
( -)
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
(grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular'', ''dual'' and ''plural .
- No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.
See also
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Similar to 'trial'trail, trill, thrall, trawl, troll, trowel, thrill, thrawl, trull, twirl, thirl, triol, tryal, toral, torril, troul, trowl, turrel, thurl, truel, terrel, tryall
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