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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for

exagmen

, fr.

exigere

to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F.

examen

. See

Adj.

]

Examination; inquiry.

[R.]

“A critical examen of the two pieces.”

Cowper.

Noun.

egza'men. [L. examen, the tongue, needle or beam of a balance. It signifies also a swarm of bees.]

Examination; disquisition; enquiry. [Little used.]