inspection

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a formal or official examination

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

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review

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