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Word: Scrutiny
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin scrutinium, from scrutari ‘to search’ (originally ‘sort rubbish’, from scruta ‘rubbish’). Early use referred to the taking of individual votes in an election procedure
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈskruːtɪni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
critical observation or examination
Short Definition:critical observation or examination
Examples:- the policy came under scrutiny last month
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