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Meaning of examination

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  examination
      n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
           [syn: {examination}, {scrutiny}]
      2: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or
         knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to
         make a new set of questions" [syn: {examination}, {exam},
         {test}]
      3: formal systematic questioning [syn: {interrogation},
         {examination}, {interrogatory}]
      4: a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by
         Jesuits) [syn: {examen}, {examination}]
      5: the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by
         questions) to determine what they know or have learned [syn:
         {examination}, {testing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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