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exam

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪɡˈzæm/
  • /ɛɡˈzæm/
  • /ɛkˈsam/
  • Philadelphia: [ɪɡˈzæm]
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æm
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 G Z AE1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Shortened form of examine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: examination, test

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communication, communicating

Narrower terms: bar examination, bar exam, comprehensive examination, comprehensive, comp, entrance examination, entrance exam, final examination, final exam, final, litmus test, midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm, oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva, preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim, quiz, test paper, examination paper, exam paper, question sheet, tripos

History

Etymology

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