Examen
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 examination; inquiry obsolete
"July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]"
- 2 a critical study (as of a writer's work) wordnet
- 3 a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) wordnet
Example
More examples"July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]"
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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