example en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪɡˈzam.pəl/ (Northern-England, Scotland)
- /əɡˈzæm.pəl/ US, Australia, weak vowel merger
- /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/ (US)
- (US) audio
- [ɪɡˈzɛəmpəɫ] (US)
- [ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ] (New-Zealand)
- /əɡˈzaːm.pəl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English example, exaumple, from Old French example, essaumple, from Latin exemplum (“sample, pattern, specimen, copy for imitation, etc.”, literally “what is taken out”); see exempt. Doublet of exemplum and sample. Displaced native Middle English forebisne, from Old English forebȳsn; and Middle English bisne, from Old English bȳsn (modern English bizen).
Meanings
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Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.
2005 May 23, Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 182:The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.
2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
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Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.
2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
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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).
I gave, thou ſay'ſt, th' example, / I led the way;
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 52, lines 823–824:For I haue giuen you an example, that yee ſhould doe, as I haue done to you.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 13:15, column 1:Nelson Mandela was an example for many to follow.
The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, pages 58–59:Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge,[…]
1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter IV, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 86:
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A person punished as a warning to others.
Now theſe things were our examples, to the intent wee ſhould not luſt after euil things, as they alſo luſted.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 10:6, column 2:[…]hang him, hee'le be made an example.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], page 298, column 1:
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A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
Such temperate order in ſo fierce a cauſe, / Doth want example:[…]
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 12, column 1:
- 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 rule.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ex. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| examples | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
textbook example · proof by example · exemplification · lead by example · exampler · by way of example · counterexample · exemplarily · make an example of · nonexample · exemplify · Stein's example · exampleless · set an example · exemplary · for example · example in point
Relateds
pattern · model · template · exemplar · quotation
Synonyms
exemplificator · exemplar · e.g. · byspel · exemplum
Translations (343)
ru приме́р (something representative of a group) · tt мисал (something representative of a group) · lv piemērs (person punished as a warning to others) · lv paraugs (parallel or closely similar case) · es verbigracia (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ko 예시 (something representative of a group) · de Exempel (something representative of a group) · nl voorbeeld (something representative of a group) · fi harjoitustehtävä (instance as a problem to be solved) · hu precedens (person punished as a warning to others) · la exemplum (parallel or closely similar case) · ko 례시 (something representative of a group) · id contoh (something representative of a group) · ml ഉദാഹരണം (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · hu példa (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ro exemplu (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · oc exemple (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · be ўзор (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · lv piemērs (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · alt ӱлгӱ (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ms misal (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ur نَمُونَہ (something representative of a group) · myv невтевкс (something representative of a group) · gd eisimpleir (something representative of a group) · ru приме́р (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · la exemplum (something representative of a group) · kmr mînak (something representative of a group) · sv exempel (something representative of a group) · uz misol (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ky мисал (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · az nümunə (something representative of a group) · eo ekzemplo (something representative of a group) · pt exemplo (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · mk пример (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · bg образе́ц (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · pt exemplo (instance as a problem to be solved) · de Exempel (person punished as a warning to others) · alt ӱлгӱ (parallel or closely similar case) · tr örnek (parallel or closely similar case) · sv illustrativt exempel (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · vi ví dụ (something representative of a group) · fr exemple (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · de Beispiel (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ja 見本 (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ca exemple (something representative of a group) · sco ensaumple (instance as a problem to be solved) · kk мысал (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ru приме́р (parallel or closely similar case) · fi esikuva (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sh prímjer (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fi esimerkki (something representative of a group) · fi esimerkki (parallel or closely similar case) · fi esimerkki (person punished as a warning to others) · th ตัวอย่าง (something representative of a group) · ko 예 (something representative of a group) · mk пример (person punished as a warning to others) · cmn 例 (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ca exemple (instance as a problem to be solved) · ml ഉദാഹരണം (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · es ejemplo (person punished as a warning to others) · eu eredu (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · tr örnek (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fr exemple (parallel or closely similar case) · fa-cls مِثَال (something representative of a group) · dsb pśikład (something representative of a group) · eu adibide (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · az misal (something representative of a group) · lv paraugs (something representative of a group) · sw mifano (something representative of a group) · sco ensaumple (parallel or closely similar case) · sco ensaumple (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · et näide (something representative of a group) · ko 예 (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · pl przykład (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · eu adibide (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · hi मिसाल (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · tr ibret (person punished as a warning to others) · tr misal (something representative of a group) · lv piemērs (parallel or closely similar case) · fr exemple (person punished as a warning to others) · se ovdamearka (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ga sampla (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sw mifano (person punished as a warning to others) · pt exemplo (parallel or closely similar case) · he דּוּגְמָה (something representative of a group) · la exemplar (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sh при́мјер (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · eo ekzemplo (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · tg мисол (something representative of a group) · gl exemplo (something representative of a group) · te ఉదాహరణము (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fa-ira مِثال (something representative of a group) · sv exempel (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ar مِثَال (something representative of a group) · km ឧទាហរណ៍ (something representative of a group) · hi उदाहरण (something representative of a group) · ia exemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sv föredöme (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · bn নমুনা (something representative of a group) · de Vorbild (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ky мисал (something representative of a group) · tg мисол (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ro exemplu (parallel or closely similar case) · luy kumufano (something representative of a group) · min contoh (something representative of a group) · my နမူနာ (something representative of a group) · bg пример (parallel or closely similar case) · eo ekzemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · mfe lexanp (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · pl przykład (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · fr exemple (instance as a problem to be solved) · ja 例 (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · nl voorbeeld (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · id misal (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · alt ӱлгӱ (person punished as a warning to others) · hy օրինակ (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · es ejemplo (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ta உதாரணம் (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · hy օրինակ (something representative of a group) · ba миҫал (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · acw مِثَال (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · it esempio (something representative of a group) · uz namuna (something representative of a group) · sl primer (instance as a problem to be solved) · bg пример (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · szl bajszpil (something representative of a group) · ang bȳsn (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · bg при́мер (instance as a problem to be solved) · da eksempel (something representative of a group) · ar أُمْثُولَة (something representative of a group) · ga sampla (something representative of a group) · fi esimerkki (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ca exemple (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sh prímjer (something representative of a group) · ga eiseamláir (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ro exemplu (something representative of a group) · bal نمونہ (something representative of a group) · crh misal (something representative of a group) · ast exemplu (something representative of a group) · hy օրինակ (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ba миҫал (something representative of a group) · pt exemplo (person punished as a warning to others) · ug مىسال (something representative of a group) · mn жишээ (something representative of a group) · kl assersuut (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ms uswah (something representative of a group) · mk пример (instance as a problem to be solved) · el παράδειγμα (parallel or closely similar case) · ja 例え (something representative of a group) · gl exemplo (person punished as a warning to others) · tr örnek (something representative of a group) · myv невтематешкс (something representative of a group) · cs příklad (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · grc παράδειγμα (something representative of a group) · ar مَثَل (something representative of a group) · ms misal (something representative of a group) · pt exemplo (something representative of a group) · ms misal (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · nl voorbeeld (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · tt ürnäk (instance as a problem to be solved) · mk пример (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ur مِثال (something representative of a group) · ia exemplo (something representative of a group) · ps نمونه (something representative of a group) · io exemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sco ensaumple (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sea cuntoh (something representative of a group) · es ejemplo (something representative of a group) · alt ӱлгӱ (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · se ovdamearka (something representative of a group) · dtp poomitanan (something representative of a group) · rsk приклад (something representative of a group) · pl przykład (something representative of a group) · ca exemple (parallel or closely similar case) · ar مِثَال (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · cmn 榜樣 /榜样 (something representative of a group) · ko 본보기 (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · es ejemplo (parallel or closely similar case) · mk пример (parallel or closely similar case) · tr örnek (instance as a problem to be solved) · bg при́мер (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fi varoittava esimerkki (person punished as a warning to others) · hi निदर्शन (something representative of a group) · fi esimerkki (instance as a problem to be solved) · ckb نمونە (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · tk mysal (something representative of a group) · ru образе́ц (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ru приме́р (person punished as a warning to others) · xal үлгүр (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · pa ਉਦਾਹਰਨ (something representative of a group) · hi उदाहरण (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sw mifano (instance as a problem to be solved) · ckb نمونە (something representative of a group) · fi esimerkki (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · hi नमूना (something representative of a group) · bg моде́л (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sl primer (something representative of a group) · kmr mîsal (something representative of a group) · lo ຕົວຢ່າງ (something representative of a group) · yi בײַשפּיל (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sh при́мер (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sh prímer (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · be узо́р (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ta எடுத்துக்காட்டு (something representative of a group) · sv (varnande) exempel (person punished as a warning to others) · acw مَثَل (something representative of a group) · se ovdagovva (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ps مثال (something representative of a group) · sv exempel (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · la exemplum (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ms teladan (something representative of a group) · fa-ira نِمونِه (something representative of a group) · sv exempel (instance as a problem to be solved) · nb eksempel (something representative of a group) · sh при́мер (something representative of a group) · sco ensaumple (something representative of a group) · el παράδειγμα (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · hu példány (something representative of a group) · ba миҫал (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · tl halimbawa (something representative of a group) · be пры́клад (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fa-cls نُمُونَه (something representative of a group) · ms contoh (something representative of a group) · cmn 例子 (something representative of a group) · uk взір (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · fa-ira مِثال (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · el παράδειγμα (something representative of a group) · hu példa (something representative of a group) · acw مِثَال (something representative of a group) · pdt Väabilt (something representative of a group) · grc παράδειγμα (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ko 보기 (something representative of a group) · sw mifano (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · lv piemērs (instance as a problem to be solved) · tt мисал (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · uk при́клад (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · af voorbeeld (something representative of a group) · yi בײַשפּיל (something representative of a group) · tr örnek (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · be пры́клад (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ro exemplu (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · dsb pśikład (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ja 例 (something representative of a group) · ro pildă (something representative of a group) · ms contoh (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · srn eksempre (something representative of a group) · ht egzanp (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · de Beispiel (something representative of a group) · nn eksempel (something representative of a group) · gl exemplo (instance as a problem to be solved) · la exemplum (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · fr exemple (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ckb نمونە (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ms contoh (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · yue 例子 (something representative of a group) · sh при́мјер (something representative of a group) · ky үлгү (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · lv piemērs (something representative of a group) · is dæmi (something representative of a group) · ang bȳsn (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · pa ਮਿਸਾਲ (something representative of a group) · uz misol (something representative of a group) · bg при́мер (something representative of a group) · gl exemplo (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · cy enghraifft (something representative of a group) · ta எடுத்துக்காட்டு (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · cs příklad (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · uk при́клад (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · kk мысал (something representative of a group) · ko 례 (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · uk при́клад (something representative of a group) · alt ӱлгӱ (instance as a problem to be solved) · id teladan (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sh prímer (something representative of a group) · nn døme (something representative of a group) · ota اورنك (something representative of a group) · hi नमूना (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sw mfano (something representative of a group) · he דֻּגְמָה (something representative of a group) · ml ഉദാഹരണം (something representative of a group) · mk пример (something representative of a group) · ang bȳsn (something representative of a group) · fr exemple (something representative of a group) · sw mifano (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · sl primerek (something representative of a group) · sw mifano (parallel or closely similar case) · eu adibide (something representative of a group) · ja 例題 (something representative of a group) · hu példa (instance as a problem to be solved) · bal مثال (something representative of a group) · non dǿmi (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · hu példa (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · fa-cls نَمُونَه (something representative of a group) · ru приме́р (instance as a problem to be solved) · cs příklad (something representative of a group) · am ምሳሌ (something representative of a group) · lv paraugs (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · la specimen (something representative of a group) · es ejemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sl zgled (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · gl exemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sk príklad (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · sl primer (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ru приме́р (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ka მაგალითი (something representative of a group) · ca exemple (person punished as a warning to others) · id misal (something representative of a group) · myv невтема (something representative of a group) · sq shembull (something representative of a group) · ga sampla (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · ba өлгө (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · kam mfano (something representative of a group) · sk príklad (something representative of a group) · uz masala (something representative of a group) · sa उदाहरण (something representative of a group) · ti ኣብነት (something representative of a group) · my ပြယုဂ် (something representative of a group) · non dǿmi (something representative of a group) · hu precedens (parallel or closely similar case) · ota مثال (something representative of a group) · av мисал (something representative of a group) · cmn 例 (something representative of a group) · ko 례 (something representative of a group) · ca exemple (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · de Beispiel (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · fa-cls نِمُونَه (something representative of a group) · kmr nimûne (something representative of a group) · ro exemplu (person punished as a warning to others) · it esempio (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · ast exemplu (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · alt ӱлгӱ (something representative of a group) · sv exempel (parallel or closely similar case) · km តួយ៉ាង (something representative of a group) · ja 手本 (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) · om fakkeenya (something representative of a group) · hi मिसाल (something representative of a group) · sv övningsexempel (instance as a problem to be solved) · lt pavyzdys (something representative of a group) · tg намуна (something representative of a group) · pt exemplo (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) · tl ehemplo (something representative of a group) · be пры́клад (something representative of a group) · cmn 例子 (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule)