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1exam — UK US /ɪgˈzæm/ noun [C] (also examination) ► a formal test that you must pass in order to earn a particular qualification or be allowed to do a particular job: take/pass/fail an exam »Candidates for supervisory jobs must take a written exam.… …
2exam — [eg zam′, igzam′] n. short for EXAMINATION …
3exam — noun 1 formal test ⇨ See also ↑examination ADJECTIVE ▪ difficult ▪ easy ▪ entrance, placement (AmE) (placement test in BrE) ▪ …
4exam — ex|am S1 [ıgˈzæm] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: examination] 1.) a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one ▪ At the end of each level, you take an exam . pass/fail an exam ▪ Did you pass the exam? ▪ He failed the school s… …
5exam — noun (C) 1 a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one: How did you do in your exams? | an oral exam | pass/fail an exam (=succeed/not succeed): Did you pass the exam? | chemistry/French etc exam (=an exam in a particular… …
6exam — Test Test, n. [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. t[^e]t, from L. testum an earthen vessel; akin to testa a piece of burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd, perhaps for tersta, and akin to torrere to patch, terra earth (cf. {Thirst}, and… …
7exam.art. — ex|am.art. sb., exam.art.en, exam.art.er, exam.art.erne (fork. for examinata og examinatus artium) (jf. eksam.) …
8exam.dat. — ex|am.dat. sb., exam.dat.en, exam.dat.er, exam.dat.erne (fork. for examinata og examinatus datalogiae) (jf. eksam.) …
9exam.pharm. — ex|am.pharm. sb., exam.pharm.en, exam.pharm.er, exam.pharm.erne (fork. for examinata og examinatus pharmaciae) (jf. eksam.) …
10exam paper — noun (C) 1 BrE the paper on which the questions for an exam are written 2 AmE the papers on which you write the answers to a test or exam …
