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   ex·am·i·na·tion

   /iɡˌzaməˈnāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a detailed inspection or investigation: "an examination of marketing behavior" Similar scrutinyinspectionperusalstudyscanningvettinginvestigationexplorationconsiderationanalysisappraisalevaluationinspectioncheckcheckupassessmentreviewappraisalexplorationprobetestscaninformal:going-overonce-overoverhaul
   • ▪ the action or process of conducting an inspection or investigation: "the treaty is under examination by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee"
   • 2. a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill: "he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year" Similar testexampaperquestion paperoralpracticalassessmentset of questionsset of exercisesvivaviva vocequiz
   • 3. the formal questioning of a witness in court. Similar questioninginterrogationcross-questioningcross-examinationinquisitionthe third degreeinformal:pumpinggrilling

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘testing (one's conscience) by a standard’): via Old French from Latin examinatio(n-), from examinare ‘weigh, test’ (see examine).

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