audition, tryout
(noun) a test of the suitability of a performer
trial, trial run, test, tryout
(noun) trying something to find out about it; “a sample for ten days free trial”; “a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tryout (plural tryouts)
A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially of a performer or athlete (an audition)
Synonym: trial run
• Trouty, trouty, tutory
Source: Wiktionary
Try"out, n. (Sports)
Definition: A test by which the fitness of a player or contestant to remain in a certain class is determined.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
