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exam en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• [ɪɡˈzæm] (Philadelphia)
• /ɛkˈsam/
• /ɛɡˈzæm/
• /ɪɡˈzæm/

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.
   alt of examination
   • Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […] 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:

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Deriveds

self-exam · entrance exam · blue book exam · exam paper · examless · matriculation exam · challenge exam · physical exam · bar exam · transfer exam · examsmanship · cross-exam · ham exam · oral exam · direct exam · final exam · mock exam · clinical exam

exam en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• [ɪɡˈzæm] (Philadelphia)
• /ɛkˈsam/
• /ɛɡˈzæm/
• /ɪɡˈzæm/

Meanings

1. Shortened form of examine
   • Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan). 2015 August 14, Hong-yan Ge, Zhong-jing Han, Pei Tian, Wen-jie Sun, Da-xi Xue, Yu Bi, Zhang-hui Yang, Ping Liu, PLoS One, volume 10, number 8, →DOI:

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