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Inspection

//ɪnˈspɛkʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of examining something, often closely. countable, uncountable

    "Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!"

  2. 2
    a formal or official examination wordnet
  3. 3
    An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed. countable, uncountable

    "The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty."

Etymology

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

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