Ex*a"men (?), n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination; for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf. F. examen. See Exact, a.]

Examination; inquiry.

[R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces."

Cowper.

 

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