<b><font size="4">"example"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" [syn: <a href="../illustration.html">illustration</a>, <a href="../instance.html">instance</a>, <a href="../representative.html">representative</a>] </li> <li>a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: <a href="../model.html">model</a>] </li> <li>something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: <a href="../exemplar.html">exemplar</a>, <a href="../model.html">model</a>, <a href="/">good example</a>] </li> <li>punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: <a href="/">deterrent example</a>, <a href="../lesson.html">lesson</a>, <a href="/">object lesson</a>] </li> <li>an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: <a href="../case.html">case</a>, <a href="../instance.html">instance</a>] </li> <li>a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" [syn: <a href="../exercise.html">exercise</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../example.html">http://www.word.sc/example</a>

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