what does examination mean?
EXAMINATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
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Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
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Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- formal systematic questioning
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Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
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- when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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