Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-exam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
self--ex-am
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A self-examination.

Informal

Etymology

From self- + exam.

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Questions

What does self-exam mean?
A self-examination.
Where does self-exam come from?
From self- + exam.

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