Usually means: Rehearsal or test before actual.
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  1. dummy run: Merriam-Webster
  2. dummy run: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dummy run: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dummy run: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. dummy run: Wiktionary
  6. dummy run: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. dummy run: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Dummy run: Sports Definitions

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dummy run)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A trial or practice before the real attempt.

Similar:
practice run, dry run, trial run, testrun, roadtest, trialling, test drive, prelim, test run, tentative, more...

Opposite:
live run, actual run, real test, final test

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Similar:
practice run, dry run, trial run, testrun, roadtest, trialling, test drive, prelim, test run, tentative, more...

Opposite:
live run, actual run, real test, final test



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