example
- Noun. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
- Noun. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
- Noun. Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
- Noun. A person punished as a warning to others.
- Noun. A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
- Noun. An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
- Verb. To be illustrated or exemplified (by).
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