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EXAMEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A critical study (as of a writer's work)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("examen" is a kind of...):
criticism; critique (a serious examination and judgment of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
Synonyms:
examen; examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("examen" is a kind of...):
introspection; self-contemplation; self-examination (the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct)