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Meaning of 'examination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Examination [ n.]
- The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
- A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.

Meaning of 'examination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . examination [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
Example in sentence:
  • when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions

Nearby Words:

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