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cross-examination (n.)[cross-examination 词源字典]: also cross examination; 1827, "an examination of a witness by the other side, to 'check' the effects of previous questioning," from cross (adj.) + examination. Related: Cross-examine (1660s).[cross-examination etymology, cross-examination origin, 英语词源]
non-exclusive (adj.): also nonexclusive, 1836, from non- + exclusive. Related: nonexclusively; nonexclusiveness.
non-existence (n.): 1640s; see non- + existence.
non-existent: also nonexistent, 1650s (n.), 1680s (adj.), from non- + existent.
over-excite (v.): 1708 (implied in over-excited), from over- + excite. Related: Over-exciting.
over-excitement (n.): 1815, from over- + excitement.
over-expose (v.): 1869, in photography, from over- + expose (v.). Figurative sense, in reference to celebrity, first attested 1969 (implied in overexposure). Related: Over-exposed; over-exposing.
over-extend (v.): "to take on too much" (work, debt, etc.), 1937, from over- + extend. Related: Over-extended; over-extending.
pre-exist (v.): 1590s, from pre- + exist. Related: Pre-existed; pre-existing.
pre-existence (n.): 1650s, from pre- + existence.
pre-existing (adj.): also preexisting, 1590s, past participle adjective from pre-exist. The medical insurance pre-existing condition is attested from 1942.
re-examine (v.): also reexamine, 1590s, from re- + examine. Related: Re-examined; re-examining.
self-examination (n.): 1640s, from self- + examination.
self-explanatory (adj.): 1813, from self- + explanatory.
pre-examination: "The action of examining beforehand; an instance of this, a previous or prior examination", Mid 17th century; earliest use found in William Chillingworth (1602–1644), theologian. From pre- + examination.