EXAMPLE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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example

[ ig-zam-puhl, -zahm- ]

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noun

one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole:
This painting is an example of his early work.
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a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided:
to set a good example.
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an instance serving for illustration; a representative case:
The case histories gave carefully detailed examples of this disease.
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an instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution.
an instance, especially of punishment, serving as a warning to others:
Public executions were meant to be examples to the populace.
a precedent; parallel case:
an action without example.

verb (used with object)

exampled, exampling.

Rare. to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive).

example

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noun

a specimen or instance that is typical of the group or set of which it forms part; sample
a person, action, thing, etc, that is worthy of imitation; pattern
you must set an example to the younger children
a precedent, illustration of a principle, or model
an example in a maths book
a punishment or the recipient of a punishment serving or intended to serve as a warning
the headmaster made an example of him
for example
as an illustration; for instance

verb

tr; now usually passive to present an example of; exemplify

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of example¹

First recorded in 1350鈥�1400; Middle English exa(u)mple, from Middle French example, from Latin exemplum, akin to eximere 鈥渢o take out,鈥� from ex- ex- ¹ + emere 鈥渢o buy,鈥� originally 鈥渢o take鈥�; replacing Middle English exemple, from Latin, as above

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of example¹

C14: from Old French, from Latin exemplum pattern, from eximere to take out, from ex- ¹+ emere to purchase

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Idioms and Phrases

see for example ; make an example of ; set an example .

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Synonym Study

Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard: a good example of baroque architecture. Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like: a sample of yarn. Specimen usually suggests that the 鈥渟ample鈥� chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose: a blood specimen; zoological specimens. See ideal. See case ¹.

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Estyn said there were several examples of colleges promoting positive behaviour but short-term funding limited their ability to "embed consistent policies, retain experienced staff, and build long-term support structures".

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For example, when the French began to vaccinate ducks for H5N1, the U.S. and other countries banned imports of their H5N1-free poultry.

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Wood, 35, did not give specific examples and said: "I'm not kicking off at the other players."

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He pointed to extra NHS appointments and rising wages as examples of the progress the government had made.

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Of course, the pressure, teams and circumstances are different, but Arteta will have examples to study when setting out his game plan.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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examinership exanimate

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