ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: try out
: an experimental performance or demonstration
advisable to give actual classroom tryout to books under consideration before final adoption commitments — V.M.Rogers
the first real tryout of collective security — T.J.Hamilton
as
a. : a test of the performance of an athlete, actor, or other person to determine his ability to fill a part or position or meet the standards of a class
scoring 590 points during tryouts for United States shooting team — Sports Illustrated
a card describing his radio tryout — Current Biography
b. : a public performance or series of performances of a play prior to its official opening to determine public response and discover faults and make improvements
the tryout period when he has to feed new lines to actors or to extract old lines from them fast enough for the changes to be incorporated by the next evening's performance — John Gassner