Example
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Example
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1 n.
One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.
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2 n.
That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy.
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3 n.
That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.
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4 n.
That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning.
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5 n.
An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples.
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6 v. t.
To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
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7 n.
One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.
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8 n.
That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy.
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9 n.
That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.
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10 n.
That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning.
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11 n.
An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples.
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12 v. t.
To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.