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Noun: examination  ig`zamu'neyshun
  1. The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    - scrutiny
     
  2. A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
    - exam, test
     
  3. Formal systematic questioning
    - interrogation, interrogatory
     
  4. A detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
    - examen
     
  5. The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    - testing

Derived forms: examinations

See also: examine

Type of: communicating, communication, inquiring, introspection, investigating, investigation, questioning, self-contemplation, self-examination

Encyclopedia: Examination