examen

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun examen has 2 senses

examen(n = noun.cognition) examination - a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits);

is a kind of introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination

examen(n = noun.cognition) - a critical study (as of a writer's work);

CIDE DICTIONARY

examen, 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. Cowper. [1913 Webster]