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tentation
[ ten-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- a method of making mechanical adjustments or the like by a succession of trials.
tentation
/ tɛnˈteɪʃən /
noun
- a method of achieving the correct adjustment of a mechanical device by a series of trials
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tentation1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tentation1
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Example Sentences
I translated "La Tentation" by this method, never allowing a day to pass without translating a page or two.
I translated La Tentation by this method,—never allowing a day to pass without an attempt to translate a page or two.
Avec des matériaux si nombreux et si importants, il fallait bien du courage pour résister à la tentation de faire un système.
I translated the prayer to the Moon for the preface to La Tentation.
La Tentation proved a source of labor, for he never ceased revising it until it appeared in book form in 1874.
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