examen

English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

examen

/ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/

Where it comes from

From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.

noun examens

obsolete examination; inquiry July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"examen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/examen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

examen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/examen

Chicago

"examen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/examen.

BibTeX

@misc{examen_2026,
  title = {examen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/examen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}