Meaning of EXAMEN
| Pronunciation: | | ig'zeymen
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- [n] a critical study (as of a writer's work)
- [n] examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
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| | Synonyms: | | examination |
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| | See Also: | | criticism, critique, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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