exams

noun

(informal) Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms. [The act of examining.]

verb

(sciences) Shortened form of examine

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The word exams breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root exam-, from Latin examen (“weighing, testing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.