examen noun. [ɛg'zeɪmɛn] E17.
[Latin = tongue of a balance, (fig.) examination, from exigere weigh accurately: see EXACT adjective.]
1. A critical dissertation or treatise, a disquisition. E17-M18.

2. (An) examination, (an) investigation. Now rare. E17.
b. Ecclesiastical. A formal examination of the soul or conscience. M17.

3. (An) investigation by experiment; a test. M17-M18.

4. The pointer of a balance. rare. M19.

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