See examination in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{ "forms": [ { "form": "examination", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "examinations", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "hyphenation": "ex‧am‧i‧na‧tion", "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Countable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Did you pass the English examination last week?" }, { "text": "OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your examination papers." } ], "glosses": [ "An examination is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable" ] }, { "categories": [ "Countable nouns", "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "The teachers and parents worked together in a closer examination of the problems grade seven students face." }, { "text": "The question of changing the law is currently under examination." }, { "text": "On closer examination, we found that we had made a mistake." } ], "glosses": [ "Examination is the act of looking at something very carefully." ], "raw_tags": [ "countable & uncountable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/" }, { "audio": "en-us-examination.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "examination" }
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