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    [Noun]  | "ex*am*i*na*tion" | \ ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən \


    1: the act or process of examining : the state of being examined

    2: an exercise designed to examine progress or test qualification or knowledge

    3: a formal interrogation


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "cross-ex*am*i*na*tion" | \ ˈkrȯs-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən \


    1: the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility


    Origin: circa 1707 ;

    [Noun]  | "direct examination" 


    1: the first examination of a witness by the party calling the witness


    Origin: circa 1859 ;

    [Noun]  | "physical examination" 


    1: an examination of the bodily functions and condition of an individual


    Origin: circa 1884 ;

    [Noun]  | "postmortem examination" 


    1: autopsy


    Origin: 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "redirect examination" 


    1: an additional direct examination of a witness following cross-examination —called also redirect


    Origin: 1854 ;

    [Noun]  | "re*ex*am*i*na*tion" | \ (ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən \


    1: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint

    2: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination

    3: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art


    Origin: 1604 ;

    [Noun]  | "self-ex*am*i*na*tion" | \ ˌself-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən \


    1: a reflective examination (as of one's beliefs or motives) : introspection

    2: examination of one's body especially for evidence of disease


    Origin: 1625 ;

    [Noun]  | "examinations" 


    1: a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence;


      * e.g., " ... applicants to the prep school are required to take a demanding examination "



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    2: a systematic search for the truth or facts about something;


      * e.g., " ... an examination into the extent and causes of juvenile delinquency in the community "



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    3: a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition;


      * e.g., " ... even a hasty examination will tell any jeweler that that is not a real diamond "



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    [Noun]  | "examination" 


    1: a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence;


      * e.g., " ... applicants to the prep school are required to take a demanding examination "



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    2: a systematic search for the truth or facts about something;


      * e.g., " ... an examination into the extent and causes of juvenile delinquency in the community "



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    3: a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition;


      * e.g., " ... even a hasty examination will tell any jeweler that that is not a real diamond "



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    [Noun]  | "postmortem examinations" 


    1: examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death;


      * e.g., " ... a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness "



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    [Noun]  | "self-examinations" 


    1: examination of one's own thoughts and feelings;


      * e.g., " ... many people use the dawning of a new year as an occasion for some quiet self-examination "



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    [Noun]  | "postmortem examination" 


    1: examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death;


      * e.g., " ... a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness "



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    [Noun]  | "self-examination" 


    1: examination of one's own thoughts and feelings;


      * e.g., " ... many people use the dawning of a new year as an occasion for some quiet self-examination "



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    [Noun]  | "reexaminations" 


    1: a usually critical look at a past event;


      * e.g., " ... the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented "



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