Etymology

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Today it means: The art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δοκιμασία
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromδοκιμασία“examination”
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δοκιμασία (dokimasía, “examination”).

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