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   /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/

   noun

   • 1. a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule: "advertising provides a good example of an industry where dreams have faded" Similar specimensampleexemplarexemplificationinstancecaserepresentative casetypical casecase in pointillustration
   • ▪ a written problem or exercise designed to illustrate a rule: "a workbook and a data set will enable the researcher to follow worked examples"
   • 2. a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated: "it is important that parents should set an example" Similar precedentleadguidemodelpatternblueprinttemplateparadigmexemplaridealstandardparallel caserole model

   verb

   • 1. be illustrated or exemplified: "the extent of Allied naval support is exampled by the navigational specialists provided"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin exemplum, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’. Compare with sample.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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