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examen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

Etymology

From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) examination; inquiry
   • 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 […]

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