period of experimentation

collocation in English

meaningsofperiodandexperimentation

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period
adjective
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
the clothes or furniture of a particular time ...
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experimentation
noun[U]
uk
/ɪkˌsper.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪkˌsper.ə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
the process of trying methods, activities, etc. to discover what effect ...
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(Definition ofperiodandexperimentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hence, there is the need for aperiodofexperimentationand for draft forms.
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In most cases, a briefperiodofexperimentationwith drugs is followed by abstaining from any drug misuse.
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I submit they were able to do that precisely because they had already had a longperiodofexperimentation.
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The middle-class saw early adulthood (20-30) as aperiodofexperimentationand looked forward to a middle age of progressive achievement and productivity: the prime of life.
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Where everybody is agreed that the present sysem is wrong, there is no reason why there should be aperiodofexperimentationat all.
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There she underwent aperiodofexperimentation, collaborating with various lights on the music scene.
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I should think that in answer to the first of his two questions a parochial church council might well change their mind after aperiodofexperimentation.
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When it is seen that not much research can be carried out on such a tiny human being, they will push for a longerperiodofexperimentation.
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Beginning in 1967, he broke away from realism and went through aperiodofexperimentationwith various abstract and contemporary styles (e.g., monochromatic paintings).
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Firms that enter the industry during aperiodofexperimentationrisk choosing the wrong technological path, but have high upside if they choose the right one.
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