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re-examinations

re-examinations is the plural of re-examination.

Meaning of re-examination

Noun

re-examination (countable and uncountable, plural re-examinations)

  1. A second or subsequent examination.
    • Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.1961 December, “Talking of Trains: Manpower economy”, in Trains Illustrated, page 712
  2. Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.
  3. (US) In United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the examiner to determine if it remains valid in light of newly discovered prior art.

Questions about re-examinations

What is re-examinations the plural of?
Re-examinations is the plural of re-examination.

Words near re-examinations in the dictionary

  1. re-evoke
  2. re-evoked
  3. re-evokes
  4. re-evoking
  5. re-examination
  6. re-examinations
  7. re-examine
  8. re-examined
  9. re-examines
  10. re-examining
  11. re-excavate

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