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31example — noun 1) a fine example of Chinese porcelain Syn: specimen, sample, exemplar, exemplification, instance, case, illustration, case in point 2) we must follow their example Syn: precedent, lead, model …
32example — ex•am•ple [[t]ɪgˈzæm pəl, ˈzɑm [/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole 2) a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example[/ex] 3)… …
33example — /əgˈzæmpəl / (say uhg zampuhl), / ˈzampəl/ (say zahmpuhl), /ɛg / (say eg ) noun 1. one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole. 2. something to be imitated; a pattern or model: to set a good example …
34example — [14] Etymologically, an example is something that has been ‘taken out’, so that it can be considered separately. The word comes via Old French example from Latin exemplum ‘example’, a derivative of eximere ‘take out’. This was a compound verb… …
35example — noun 1》 a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. ↘a written problem or exercise designed to illustrate a rule. 2》 a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated: parents should set an example.… …
36example — noun 1) a fine example of Chinese porcelain Syn: specimen, sample, instance, case, illustration 2) we must follow their example Syn: precedent, lead, model, pattern, ideal, standard …
37example — [14] Etymologically, an example is something that has been ‘taken out’, so that it can be considered separately. The word comes via Old French example from Latin exemplum ‘example’, a derivative of eximere ‘take out’. This was a compound verb… …
38example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF …
39example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF …
40example — See: for example, make an example of …
