examen

noun

ex·​a·​men ig-ˈzā-mən 

1

: examination

2

: a critical study

Synonyms

• delving
• disquisition
• examination
• exploration
• inquest
• inquiry
• inquisition
• investigation
• probation
• probe
• probing
• research
• study

Examples of examen in a Sentence

an examen of the president's assassination that has been plagued by controversy since its original publication

an insightful examen of the poet's works

Word History

Etymology

Latin, tongue of a balance, examination, from exigere — more at exact

First Known Use

1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1