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Italian word

scrutinio

end-of-term grade meeting (where teachers decide final grades and promotions/failures)

Looks like

scrutiny

close and critical examination/observation

⚠️ The trap

In Italian schools, 'scrutinio' is the formal teacher meeting at the end of a term to assign final grades and decide who passes or fails. English 'scrutiny' just means careful examination — it has no specific school-meeting meaning.

To say "close and critical examination/observation" in Italian:

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"scrutinio" in English means:

end-of-term grade meeting (where teachers decide final grades and promotions/failures)

Example

"Dopo lo scrutinio, i voti vengono pubblicati online."

"After the grade meeting, the marks are published online."

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