semi-experimental

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Definitions of semi-experimental word

adjective semi-experimental pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science. 1
adjective semi-experimental of the nature of an experiment; tentative: The new program is still in an experimental stage. 1
adjective semi-experimental functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation: an experimental airplane. 1
adjective semi-experimental based on or derived from experience; empirical: experimental knowledge. 1
noun semi-experimental something that is experimental. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word experīmentālis. See experiment, -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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