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examen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun examen has 2 senses
- examen(n = noun.cognition) examination - a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits); Array is a kind of introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination
- examen(n = noun.cognition) Array - a critical study (as of a writer's work); Array is a kind of criticism, critique
CIDE DICTIONARY
examen, 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. Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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