example

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Synonyms: xample, exemple

Antonyms: xample, exemple

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Noun

1. Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
2. Something that serves to illustrate or explain a [[rule]].
3. Something that serves as a [[pattern]] of [[behaviour]] to be [[imitate]]d (a [[good]] example) or not to be imitated (a [[bad]] example).
4. A person [[punish]]ed as a [[warning]] to others.
5. A [[parallel]] or closely similar case, especially when serving as a [[precedent]] or [[model]].
6. 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

1. To be [[illustrated]] or [[exemplified]] (by). {{rfex|en}}

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