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Examen

Examination; inquiry.

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Criticism 76% connected

The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Critique 76% connected

The art of criticism.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Introspection 76% connected

A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and fee…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Self-examination 76% connected

An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Examination 92% connected

The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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