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Word: Examination
Speech Type: Noun
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)
ɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃn
ɛɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃn
a detailed inspection or study
Short Definition:detailed inspection or study
Examples:- an examination of marketing behaviour
- a medical examination is conducted without delay
a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill
Short Definition:formal test of knowledge or proficiency
Examples:- he scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year
the formal questioning of a defendant or witness in court.
Short Definition:formal questioning of defendant or witness
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