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examination

Dictionary definition · examination

noun

  1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
  2. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge"when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
  3. formal systematic questioning
  4. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
  5. the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).