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exam
UK /ɪɡˈzæm/ US /ɪɡˈzæm/
noun 1verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]
verb
1
Shortened form of examine
Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).
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