example
/ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/
Something that is representative of all such things in a group; Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule; Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated or not to be imitated
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Meanings
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Something that is representative of all such things in a group
That's a very good example.
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It was a good example.
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Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule
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Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example)
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A person punished as a warning to othersrare
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A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or modelrare
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An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rulerare