Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Test
test, n. [OFr < L. 'a pot'.]
- Trial; evaluation; examination; means of determining quality; method of evaluating completeness.
- Opposition; basis for comparison.
- Judgment; assessment; deciding factor.
- Experiment; evidence; determination; ascertaining; finding a conclusion.
- Critique; standard of worthiness.
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