“public examination”

The following 2 entries include the term public examination.

first public examination

noun

: an examination taken after a certain period of residence by every candidate for the B.A. degree (as at Oxford University) see moderation sense 3

second public examination

noun

: the final examination for the B.A. degree (as at Oxford University)


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