examen

Noun
Synonyms: examination

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)Synonyms: examination
  2. a critical study (as of a writer's work)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Examen \Ex*a"men\, n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a.] Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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