exam

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ɪɡˈzæm/
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/ɪɡˈzæm/ · /ɛɡˈzæm/ · /ɛkˈsam/ · [ɪɡˈzæm]

Definition of exam

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.
    “Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]”
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noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.
    “Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]”

verb

  1. Shortened form of examine
    “Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).”

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