Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Examen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Examen \Ex*a"men\, n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination;
for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf.
F. examen. See {Exact}, a.]
Examination; inquiry. [R.] ``A critical examen of the two
pieces.'' --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
examen
n 1: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn: {examination}]
2: a critical study (as of a writer's work)
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