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| acid test |
| 1. n. (figuratively) A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something. |
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| 2. n. (historical) In the 1960s, a party based around the use and advocacy of the psychedelic drug LSD ("acid"). |
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| 1. adj. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
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| acid fruits or liquors |
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| 2. adj. (figuratively) Sour-tempered. |
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| 3. adj. Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. |
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| 4. adj. (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock. |
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| Test |
| 1. n. (cricket) (sometimes test) a Test match |
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| 2. n. A challenge, trial. |
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| 3. n. A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement. |
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| 4. n. (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term. |
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| 5. n. A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc. |
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