examen
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·a·men
noun \ig-ˈzā-mən\Definition of EXAMEN
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: a critical study
Examples of EXAMEN
- <an examen of the president's assasination that has been plagued by controversy since its original publication>
- <an insightful examen of the poet's works>
Origin of EXAMEN
Latin, tongue of a balance, examination, from exigere — more at exact
First Known Use: 1606
Related to EXAMEN
- Synonyms
- delving, disquisition, inquiry, examination, exploration, inquest, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research, study
Rhymes with EXAMEN
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