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examen

/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
ex-a-m-en
IPA
/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

examination; inquiry

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

examens (plural)

Synonyms

examination

Questions

How do you pronounce examen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/.
What does examen mean?
examination; inquiry
Where does examen come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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