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re-examination

noun

re-examination is a noun meaning “A second or subsequent examination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-E-X-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The plural of re-examination is re-examinations.

What does re-examination mean?

noun

  1. 1

    A second or subsequent examination.

  2. 2

    Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.

  3. 3

    USIn United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the examiner to determine if it remains valid in light of newly discovered prior art.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of re-examination

  • re-examinations plural
  • reexamination
  • reëxamination

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with re-examination

Also written: reexamination (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does re-examination come from?

From re- + examination.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).