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	<entry id="test[1]"><ew>test</ew><subj>ED-2a(2)#MA-1b(1)#MT-1a#CH-2a(1)</subj><hw hindex="1">test</hw><sound><wav>test0001.wav</wav><wpr>!test</wpr></sound><pr>ˈtest</pr><fl>noun</fl><et>Middle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo-French <it>test, tees</it> pot, Latin <it>testum</it> earthen vessel; akin to Latin <it>testa</it> earthen pot, shell</et><def><date>14th century</date> <sn>1 a</sn> <ssl>chiefly British</ssl> <dt>:<sx>cupel</sx></dt>  <sn>b <snp>(1)</snp></sn> <dt>:a critical examination, observation, or evaluation :<sx>trial</sx></dt> <sd>specifically</sd> <dt>:the procedure of submitting a statement to such conditions or operations as will lead to its proof or disproof or to its acceptance or rejection <vi>a <it>test</it> of a statistical hypothesis</vi></dt>  <sn><snp>(2)</snp></sn> <dt>:a basis for evaluation :<sx>criterion</sx></dt>  <sn>c</sn> <dt>:an ordeal or oath required as proof of conformity with a set of beliefs</dt> <sn>2 a</sn> <dt> :a means of <fw>testing</fw>: as</dt>  <sn><snp>(1)</snp></sn> <dt>:a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent</dt>  <sn><snp>(2)</snp></sn> <dt>:something (as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group </dt>  <sn>b</sn> <dt>:a positive result in such a test</dt> <sn>3</sn> <dt>:a result or value determined by testing</dt> <sn>4</sn> <dt>:<sx>test match</sx></dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test[2]"><ew>test</ew><subj>ED-1</subj><hw hindex="2">test</hw><fl>adjective</fl><def><date>1687</date> <sn>1</sn> <dt>:of, relating to, or constituting a test</dt> <sn>2</sn> <dt>:subjected to, used for, or revealed by <fw>testing</fw> <vi>a <it>test</it> group</vi> <vi><it>test</it> data</vi></dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test[3]"><ew>test</ew><hw hindex="3">test</hw><fl>verb</fl><def><vt>transitive verb</vt><date>1748</date> <sn>1</sn> <dt>:to put to test or proof :<sx>try</sx> <un>often used with <it>out</it></un></dt> <sn>2</sn> <dt>:to require a doctrinal oath of</dt><vt>intransitive verb</vt> <sn>1 a</sn> <dt>:to undergo a test</dt>  <sn>b</sn> <dt>:to be assigned a standing or evaluation on the basis of <fw>tests</fw> <vi><it>test</it><it>ed</it> positive for cocaine</vi> <vi>the cake <it>test</it><it>ed</it> done</vi></dt> <sn>2</sn> <dt>:to apply a test as a means of analysis or diagnosis <un>used with <it>for</it> <vi><it>test</it> for mechanical aptitude</vi></un></dt></def><uro><ure>test*abil*i*ty</ure><sound><wav>test0002.wav</wav><wpr>+tes-tu-!bi-lu-tE</wpr></sound> <pr>ˌtes-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē</pr> <fl>noun</fl></uro><uro><ure>test*able</ure><sound><wav>test0003.wav</wav><wpr>!tes-tu-bul</wpr></sound> <pr>ˈtes-tə-bəl</pr> <fl>adjective</fl></uro><dro><drp>test the waters</drp> <vr><vl>also</vl> <va>test the water</va> </vr> <def><dt>:to make a preliminary test or survey (as of reaction or interest) before embarking on a course of action</dt></def></dro></entry>
	<entry id="test[4]"><ew>test</ew><subj>ZI</subj><hw hindex="4">test</hw><fl>noun</fl><et>Latin <it>testa</it> shell</et><def><date>circa 1842</date><dt>:an external hard or firm covering (as a shell) of many invertebrates (as a foraminifer or a mollusk)</dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="Test"><ew>Test</ew><subj>BB</subj><hw>Test</hw><fl>abbreviation</fl><def><dt>Testament</dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test ban"><ew>test ban</ew><subj>GV</subj><hw>test ban</hw><fl>noun</fl><def><date>1958</date><dt>:a self-imposed partial or complete ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries possessing such weapons</dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test bed"><ew>test bed</ew><subj>AE#ML</subj><hw>test bed</hw><fl>noun</fl><def><date>1914</date><dt>:a vehicle (as an airplane) used for testing new equipment (as engines or weapons systems)</dt> <sd>broadly</sd> <dt>:any device, facility, or means for testing something in development</dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test case"><ew>test case</ew><subj>LW</subj><hw>test case</hw><fl>noun</fl><def><date>1850</date> <sn>1</sn> <dt>:a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent</dt> <sn>2</sn> <dt>:a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute</dt></def></entry>
	<entry id="test-drive"><ew>test-drive</ew><subj>AV-1#BZ#CP-2</subj><hw>test–drive</hw><sound><wav>testdr01.wav</wav><wpr>!tes(t)-+drIv</wpr></sound><pr>ˈtes(t)-ˌdrīv</pr><fl>verb</fl><in><if>test–drove</if> <pr>-ˌdrōv</pr></in><in><if>test–driv*en</if> <pr>-ˌdri-vən</pr></in><in><if>test–driv*ing</if> <pr>-ˌdrī-viŋ</pr></in><def><vt>transitive verb</vt><date>1950</date> <sn>1</sn> <dt>:to drive (a motor vehicle) in order to evaluate performance</dt> <sn>2</sn> <dt>:to use or examine (as a computer program) in order to evaluate performance <vi><it>test–drive</it> the new game</vi></dt></def><uro><ure>test–drive</ure> <fl>noun</fl></uro></entry>
	<entry id="test-fly"><ew>test-fly</ew><subj>AE</subj><hw>test–fly</hw><sound><wav>testfl01.wav</wav><wpr>!test-+flI</wpr></sound><pr>ˈtest-ˌflī</pr><fl>verb</fl><in><if>test–flew</if> <pr>-ˌflü</pr></in><in><if>test–flown</if> <pr>-ˌflōn</pr></in><in><if>test–fly*ing</if></in><def><vt>transitive verb</vt><date>1936</date><dt>:to subject to a flight test <vi><it>test–fly</it> an experimental plane</vi></dt></def></entry>
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