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Adjective: exploratory  ik'spló-ru`to-ree [N. Amer], ik'spló-ru-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
    "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"
    - explorative

See also: alpha, beta, explore, preliminary, searching, wildcat

Antonym: nonexploratory

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