[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"example"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/illustration]illustration[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/instance]instance[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/representative]representative[/URL]] [*]a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/model]model[/URL]] [*]something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/exemplar]exemplar[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/model]model[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/good example]good example[/URL]] [*]punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/deterrent example]deterrent example[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/lesson]lesson[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/object lesson]object lesson[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/case]case[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/instance]instance[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/exercise]exercise[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/example]http://www.word.sc/example[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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