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ex⋅a⋅men

[ig-zey-muhn]
–noun Ecclesiastical.
an examination, as of conscience.

Origin:
1600–10; < L exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance < *exag-s-men, equiv. to *exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine (see exact ) + -s-men resultative n. suffix; cf. contaminate
ex·a·men   (ĭg-zā'mən)   
n.  An examination; an investigation.

[Latin exāmen, a weighing out; see examine.]

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.
Language Translation for : examen
Spanish: selectividad,
Italian: (esame finale della scuola secondaria),
Japanese:
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