examines (verb)

  • 1examine — verb (T) 1 to look at something carefully, in order to make a decision, find something, check something etc: After examining the evidence, I can find no truth in these claims. | examine sth for: The police will have to examine the weapon for… …

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  • 2cross-examine — verb when McCoy cross examines a witness, it s not a pretty sight Syn: interrogate, question, cross question, quiz, catechize, give someone the third degree; informal grill, pump, put someone through the wringer …

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  • 3biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 4language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …

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  • 5examine — [[t]ɪgzæ̱mɪn[/t]] ♦♦ examines, examining, examined 1) VERB If you examine something, you look at it carefully. [V n] He examined her passport and stamped it... [V n] Forensic scientists are examining what police believe to have been the bombers… …

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  • 6AGGADAH or HAGGADAH — (Heb. הַגָּדָה, אַגָּדָה; narrative ), one of the two primary components of rabbinic tradition, the other being halakhah, usually translated as Jewish Law (see: kadushin , The Rabbinic Mind, 59f.). The term aggadah itself is notoriously difficult …

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  • 7LINGUISTIC LITERATURE, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction foreword the beginning of linguistic literature linguistic literature and its background the development of linguistic literature Foreword: A Well Defined Unit the four… …

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  • 9Croesus — For the opera, see Croesus (opera). Croesus Receiving Tribute from a Lydian Peasant, by Claude Vignon. Croesus (   …

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  • 10Passion (Christianity) — Passion of Christ redirects here. For the film, see The Passion of the Christ. The Crucifixion of Christ by Simon Vouet. Part of a series on the Death and resurrection of Jesus …

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