Found 2 items, similar to Examen.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: examen
examen
n 1: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn:
examination]
2: a critical study (as of a writer's work)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Examen
Examen
\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.
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