tentations

ten·ta·tion

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-tey-shuh n]
- /tɛnˈteɪ ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-tey-shuh n]
- /tɛnˈteɪ ʃən/

Definition of tentations word

noun tentations a method of making mechanical adjustments or the like by a succession of trials. 1

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Origin of tentations

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < Latin tentātiōn- (stem of tentātiō) trial, variant of temptātiō. See temptation

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Parts of speech for Tentations

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tentations popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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