Example
[n] 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"
[n] a single item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is a good example on page 10"
[n] something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
[n] a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
[n] punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"
[n] 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"
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Synonyms
case, deterrent example, exemplar, exercise, good example, illustration, instance, instance, lesson, model, object lesson, representative
Related Terms
admonishment, admonition, alarm, archetype, as an example, benchmark, call to mind, case, case in point, caution, caveat, citation, cite, cite a particular, criterion, cross reference, cross section, demonstrate, demonstration, deterrent example, document