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examen

/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

examen noun: examination; inquiry.

Noun

examen (plural examens)

  1. (obsolete) examination; inquiry
    • July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin
      For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]

Forms of examen

pluralexamens

Origin of examen

From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.

Questions about examen

What does examen mean?
Examen means examination; inquiry.
What part of speech is examen?
Examen is a noun.
How do you pronounce examen?
Examen is pronounced /ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/.
What is the plural of examen?
The plural of examen is examens.

Words near examen in the dictionary

  1. exam
  2. exam paper
  3. exam papers
  4. Exam'r
  5. examed
  6. examen
  7. examens
  8. exametazime
  9. exameter
  10. exameters
  11. exametre

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