example

example
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take — more at redeem Date: 14th century 1. one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated <
a good example
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a bad example
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2. a punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others; also an individual so punished 3. one (as an item or incident) that is representative of all of a group or type 4. a parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model 5. an instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule Synonyms: see instance, model II. transitive verb (exampled; exampling) Date: 15th century 1. to serve as an example of 2. archaic to be or set an example to

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  • Example — Ex*am ple, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sample}.] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Example — may refer to:*Example (rapper), a British rapper *example.com and .example, domain names reserved for use in documentation as examples ee also*Exemplum, medieval collections of short stories to be told in sermons *Exemplar, a prototype or model… …   Wikipedia

  • Example — Ex*am ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exampled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exampling}.] To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [Obs.] I may example my digression by some mighty precedent. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • .example — Infobox Top level domain name=.example background=#6CC introduced=1999 type=Reserved top level domain status=Reserved to prevent actual use registry=IANA sponsor=None intendeduse=Example top level domain for documentation actualuse=Sometimes used …   Wikipedia

  • example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • example — See: FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Example.com — example.com, example.net, and example.org are second level domain names reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force through RFC 2606, Section 3, for use in documentation and examples. They are not available for registration.By implementing… …   Wikipedia

  • Example (rapper) — Infobox musical artist Name = Example Img capt = Example Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Elliot John Gleave Alias = example:/XMPL Born = Birth date and age|1982|6|20|mf=y Died = Origin = Hammersmith, London, England Instrument …   Wikipedia

  • Example-based machine translation — The Example based machine translation (EBMT) approach to machine translation is often characterized by its use of a bilingual corpus with parallel texts as its main knowledge base, at run time. It is essentially a translation by analogy and can… …   Wikipedia

  • Example (album) — Album infobox Name = Example Type = Album Artist = For Squirrels Released = October 3, 1995 Recorded = Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida in 1995 Genre = Alternative rock, Post grunge Length = 42:17 Label …   Wikipedia

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