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Definition of: examination
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(ig·zam′ə·nā′shən) noun
1. The act or process of examining or being examined; careful scrutiny or inquiry; investigation; inspection.
2. A testing of knowledge, progress, skill, qualifications, etc: an examination in history, civil service examination.
3. Law Inquiry by means of interrogation or testimony; the result of such inquiry; testimony reduced to writing. See synonyms under INQUIRY. [<F <L examinatio, -onis <examinare. See EXAMINE.]
—ex·am′i·na′tion·al adjective
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