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Examination

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Noun

1. examination, scrutiny

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

2. exam, examination, test

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

Example Sentences:
'when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions'

3. examination, interrogation, interrogatory

formal systematic questioning

4. examen, examination

a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

5. examination, testing

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Examination

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noun
1. 
the act of examining or state of being examined
2. education
a. 
written exercises, oral questions, or practical tasks, set to test a candidate's knowledge and skill
b. 
(as modifier)
an examination paper
3. medicine
a. 
physical inspection of a patient or parts of his or her body, in order to verify health or diagnose disease
b. 
laboratory study of secretory or excretory products, tissue samples, etc, esp in order to diagnose disease
4. law
the formal interrogation of a person on oath, esp of an accused or a witness

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Examination

see synonyms of examination
noun
1. 
an examining or being examined; investigation; inspection; checkup; scrutiny; inquiry; testing
2. 
means or method of examining
3. 
a set of questions asked in testing or interrogating; test

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Examination

see synonyms of examination
n.
1. The act of examining or the state of being examined: the examination of the evidence.
2. A set of questions or exercises testing knowledge or skill.
3. A formal interrogation: examination of the witness.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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