examination

B1 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ UK /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #6608

Meanings

1

noun
A formal test of knowledge or skill, usually written and taken under timed conditions.

Students must pass the final examination to complete the course.
2

noun
The act of looking at something carefully and in detail.

A close examination of the document revealed several errors.
3

noun
A check of someone's body by a doctor to find out about their health.

The doctor gave him a thorough medical examination.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a formal test of knowledge... exam test

2 noun · the act of looking at... scrutiny inspection

Word family

Forms examinations

Derived forms cross-examinationexamexamination-in-chiefexaminationalexaminationlessmicroexaminationneuroexaminationnonexaminationpreexaminationre-cross-examinationre-examinationrecross-examination

Related forms examine

Etymology

From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.

examinacioun Middle English examinacion Old French exāminātiō Latin

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# examination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
**Frequency rank:** 6608

## Meanings
1. A formal test of knowledge or skill, usually written and taken under timed conditions.
2. The act of looking at something carefully and in detail.
3. A check of someone's body by a doctor to find out about their health.

## Examples
- Students must pass the final examination to complete the course.
- A close examination of the document revealed several errors.
- The doctor gave him a thorough medical examination.

## Derived Forms
- cross-examination
- exam
- examination-in-chief
- examinational
- examinationless
- microexamination
- neuroexamination
- nonexamination
- preexamination
- re-cross-examination
- re-examination
- recross-examination

## Related Forms
- examine

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: examinacioun
- Root: examinacion
- Root: exāminātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Examination comes from Middle English examinacioun, from Old French examinacion, from Latin exāminātiō. Morphologically examine + -ation. In current use, the main senses are “A formal test of knowledge or skill, usually written and taken under timed conditions” and “The act of looking at something carefully and in detail”.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine
- Register & Style

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