exam
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 4
/ɪɡˈzæm/
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/ɪɡˈzæm/ · /ɛɡˈzæm/ · /ɛkˈsam/ · [ɪɡˈzæm]
Definition of exam
2 senses · 2 parts of speech
noun
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(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
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(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
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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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