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examsmanship

examsmanship noun: the skill of taking examinations.

Noun

examsmanship (uncountable)

  1. The skill of taking examinations.
    • Throughout, I stabilized myself with lots of examsmanship, in order to depress my fellow-candidates.1973, Martin Amis, The Rachel Papers, page 185
    • You should be sure to teach your students good examsmanship, so that you can grade their best efforts.1984, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, The Art and Craft of Teaching, page 107

Origin of examsmanship

From exams + -manship.

Questions about examsmanship

What does examsmanship mean?
Examsmanship means the skill of taking examinations.
What part of speech is examsmanship?
Examsmanship is a noun.

Words near examsmanship in the dictionary

  1. examples in point
  2. Examplestan
  3. Examplestans
  4. exampling
  5. exams
  6. examsmanship
  7. exanewton
  8. exanewtons
  9. exanguination
  10. exanguious
  11. exanimate

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