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tentation

noun
ten·​ta·​tion | \ ten‧ˈtāshən\
plural -s

Definition of tentation

1 archaic : temptation
2 : a mode of adjusting or operating by successive steps, trials, or experiments

History and Etymology for tentation

Latin tentation-, tentatio, from tentatus (past participle of tentare to feel, attempt, tempt) + -ion-, -io -ion

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