trial

  1. Noun.  an opportunity to test something out; a test.
  2. Noun.  appearance at judicial court.
  3. Noun.  a difficult experience.
  4. Noun.  an annoying person.
  5. Adjective.  Pertaining to a trial or test.
  6. Adjective.  Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
  7. Verb.  To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
  8. Verb.  To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
  9. Adjective.  Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
  10. Adjective.  Triple.
  11. Adjective.  (grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast ''singular'', ''dual'' and ''plural''.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.