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exam

[ig-zam]

ex·am

[ig-zam]
noun Informal.
an examination, as in school.

Origin:
1875–80; short form

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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exam.

2.
examined.
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exam (ɪɡˈzæm)
 
n
short for examination

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examination
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