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    ex·am·ple
    [iɡˈzampəl, eɡˈzampəl]
    noun
    examples (plural noun)
    1. a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule:
      "it's a good example of how European action can produce results" · "some of these carpets are among the finest examples of the period"
      • a printed or 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 or the likelihood of their being imitated:
      "it is vitally important that parents should set an example" · "she followed her brother's example and deserted her family"
    verb
    examples (third person present)
    1. be illustrated or exemplified:
      "the extent of Allied naval support is exampled by the navigational specialists provided"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin exemplum, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’. Compare with sample.
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    noun
    1. a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule:
      • a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated or the likelihood of their being imitated:
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