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ex·a·men
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mən
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noun
Ecclesiastical
.
an examination, as of conscience.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Latin
exāmen
swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance <
*exag-s-men,
equivalent to
*exag-
base of
exigere
to drive out, inquire into, examine (
see
exact
) +
-s-men
resultative noun suffix;
compare
contaminate
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examen
(ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn)
—
n
RC Church
an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others
[C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from
exigere
to thrust out, from
agere
to thrust]
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