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Noun: examen  ig'zey-men
  1. A detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
    - examination
     
  2. A critical study (as of a writer's work)

Derived forms: examens

Type of: criticism, critique, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination

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