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preliminary exam vs examination

examination vs preliminary exam

preliminary exam and examination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preliminary exam Yes No No No
examination Yes No No No
As nouns, examination is a hypernym of preliminary exam; that is, examination is a word with a broader meaning than preliminary exam:
  • preliminary exam: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
  • examination: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
Other hypernyms of preliminary exam include exam, test.
preliminary exam (noun) examination (noun)
an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
formal systematic questioning
Difference between preliminary exam and examination

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