"pretentative" meaning in English

See pretentative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|tentative}} pre- + tentative, {{cog|la|praetentare}} Latin praetentare Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pretentative (not comparable)
  1. Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pretentative-en-adj-2e5tn5it Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

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