Definition of Entrance examination

1. Noun. Examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies.

Exact synonyms: Entrance Exam
Generic synonyms: Exam, Examination, Test

Definition of Entrance examination

1. Noun. An examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Entrance Examination

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Literary usage of Entrance examination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1915)
"The College entrance examination in English BY HELENA E. HARTSHORN, FORMERLY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ..."

2. Catalogue by Williams College, Hebrew Union College (1922)
"In June the admission examinations of the college are those of the College Entrance Examination Board, of which Williams College is a member. ..."

3. Register by University of California, Berkeley, California, University (1922)
"The examinations of the College entrance examination Board are usually held during the third week in June. All applications for examination must be ..."

4. Korea by Organization for Economic Cooperation An, OECD Staff, Oecd, Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing (1998)
"The admission policy has changed ten times since 1945. The entrance examination system is still criticised for relying heavily on a single ..."

5. American Journal of Education (1862)
"The entrance examination is held yearly in August; the most important ... The subjects of the entrance examination are the following:— Arithmetic, ..."

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