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ballon d'essai

/ˌbalɒ̃ dɛˈseɪ/ UK

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Borrowed from French ballon d'essai.

noun ballons d'essai

A policy put forward to test reactions; something designed to test the waters, an experimental measure. James II may even have planned the reintroduction of the ceremony, for in his reign the old order of service was resurrected and issued in print, as a ballon d'essai, though the Revolution prevented matters being taken any further.

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@misc{ballon_d_essai_2026,
  title = {ballon d'essai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballon%20d'essai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}