examination

examination
noun
1 (C) formal a spoken or written test of knowledge: The examination results will be announced in September.
2 (C, U) the process of looking at something carefully in order to see what it is like: a detailed examination of population statistics | be under examination: The proposals are still under examination. | on closer examination: On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked in several places.
3 a set of medical tests
4 (C, U) the process of asking questions to get specific information, especially in a court of law
—see also: cross­examine

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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