- adjective
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- done, said, etc to test sth; hesitant or exploratory; not definite or decisive [Barron]
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
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- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- tentative @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
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- Answers.com:
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