Definitions for examination

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examination ex·am·i·na·tion

Spelling: [ig-zam-uh-ney-shuh n]

IPA: /ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən/

Examination is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 471 anagrams from letters in examination (aaeiimnnotx).

Definitions for examination

noun

1. the act of examining; inspection; inquiry; investigation.
2. the state of being examined.
3. the act or process of testing pupils, candidates, etc., as by questions.
4. the test itself; the list of questions asked.
5. the answers, statements, etc., made by one examined.
6. Law. formal interrogation.

Origin of examination

1350-1400; Middle English examinacioun Latin exāminātiōn- (stem of exāminātiō). See examine, -ation

Examples for examination

The examination morphed into a far-reaching conversation between Bryan and Darrow on scriptural interpretation.

It will not be necessary to repeat in detail the course of my examination.

An electrocardiogram is taken over the phone and then sent to his physician for examination.

An examination of some of the rumors surrounding the newest entry in the Star Wars canon.

Had I been subject only to his examination, my ordeal would not have been severe.

From the moment of their arrest, the examination proceeded with great rapidity.

An examination of the complicated history of America and its movies in the Republic of Korea.

His sufferings were so acute that a minute examination of his injuries could not be made.

You must propose an examination of his affairs on the part of the church.

An examination of the eerie similarities between Litchfield Prison and Agrestic.