Etymology

peirastic

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Today it means: Experimental or tentative. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πειραστικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπειραστικός“tentative”
  2. English todaypeirastic

From Ancient Greek πειραστικός (peirastikós, “tentative”), from πεῖρα (peîra).

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