exam

[ ig-zam ]

/ ɪgˈzæm /

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noun Informal.

an examination, as in school.

Nearby words

exaggerative, exahertz, exalt, exaltation, exalted, exam, exam., examen, examinant, examination, examination for discovery

Origin of exam

First recorded in 1875–80; short form

Definition for exam (2 of 2)

exam.

examination.

examined.

examinee.

examiner.

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Examples from the Web for exam

“We hope that the release of this exam will address the principled confusion that the new framework produced,” Coleman wrote.
RNC to Congress: Investigate the AP U.S. History Exam|Gideon Resnick|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The procedure was remarkably speedy—patients were in-and-out of the exam room in minutes.
I Got a Weed License in Minutes|Daniela Drake|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When they come for medical appointments, both of them are constantly getting into things around my exam room.
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But the physician-patient dynamic is about more than just doing an exam and diagnosing a problem.
Patients, Put Down Your Smartphones|Russell Saunders|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After a lengthy discussion of my medical history and an exam, he agreed to perform the surgery.
A New Hysterectomy Procedure Eliminates Massive Scarring and Long Recovery Time. So Why Aren’t More Doctors On Board?|Heather Wilson|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the way, you have passed your exam before now; how have you succeeded?
The Girls of St. Wode's|L. T. Meade
Hannah considered it in the last degree futile to dread an exam.
A College Girl|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Meet me to-morrow at 12.0 at that tumbled-down hut in the copse on the Shipley Road where we went that day just before my exam.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
This morning, while Dora was having her exam (she passed with Distinction), I went to the cemetery quite alone.
A Young Girl's Diary|An Anonymous Young Girl
Not in person but a recording, anyway M'Clare is on Earth surrounded by exam papers.
The Lost Kafoozalum|Pauline Ashwell

British Dictionary definitions for exam

exam

/ (ɪɡˈzæm) /

noun

short for examination

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