examination
noun
Simple meaning
A formal test where you answer questions, often under a time limit
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪɡzæməˈneɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
education
A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
The act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery.
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This meaning: (education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.
Used this way, examination is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
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- “The doctor performed a thorough examination of the patient.”noun
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