examen

Pronunciation:		ig'zeymen
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Matching Terms:		exametron
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a critical study (as of a writer's work) [n] examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)

	Synonyms:	examination

	See Also:	criticism, critique, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.