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preliminary examination vs examination

examination vs preliminary examination

preliminary examination and examination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preliminary examination Yes No No No
examination Yes No No No
As nouns, examination is a hypernym of preliminary examination; that is, examination is a word with a broader meaning than preliminary examination:
  • preliminary examination: 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 examination include exam, test.
preliminary examination (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 examination and examination

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