The definition of tentative is not definite or final.
(adjective)An example of tentative is possible, though not definite, plans to go to the movies sometime on Friday.
See tentative in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: LL tentativus < pp. of L tentare, to touch, try: see tent
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See tentative in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin tentātīvus
Origin: , from Latin tentātus
Origin: , past participle of tentāre, to try
Origin: , variant of temptāre
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