Definitions for examɪgˈzæm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•amɪgˈzæm(n.)
Informal.an examination, as in school.
Category: Informal
Origin of exam:
1875–80
exam.
examination.
examined.
examinee.
examiner.
Princeton's WordNet
examination, exam, test(noun)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
exam(noun)ɪgˈzæm
a test of knowledge
to take an exam; I got an A on the exam!
examɪgˈzæm
a medical examination
an ear/eye/breast exam
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