1. Noun
Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.
2. Noun
An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.
3. Noun
A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.
4. Noun
An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.
5. Verb
To scrutinize.
6. Noun
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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