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examen

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ex⋅a⋅men

  [ig-zey-muhn]
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–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
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ex·a·men   (ĭg-zā'mən)   
n.  An examination; an investigation.

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