examen

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
  2. noun a critical study (as of a writer's work)

Etymology

From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.

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Synonyms

examination

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