Examen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Examen \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  examen
       n 1: examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) [syn: {examination}]
       2: a critical study (as of a writer's work)