Definitions for example
ɪgˈzæm pəl, -ˈzɑm-ex·am·ple

Princeton's WordNet(2.55 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. example, illustration, instance, representative(noun)

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

2. model, example(noun)

   a representative form or pattern

   "I profited from his example"

3. exemplar, example, model, good example(noun)

   something to be imitated

   "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

4. example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson(noun)

   punishment intended as a warning to others

   "they decided to make an example of him"

5. case, instance, example(noun)

   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"

6. exercise, example(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. example(Noun)

   Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

2. example(Noun)

   Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

3. example(Noun)

   Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

4. example(Noun)

   A person punished as a warning to others.

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

5. example(Noun)

   A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

6. example(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

7. example(Verb)

   To be illustrated or exemplified (by)

   Etymology: From example, from essample (French: exemple), from exemplum, from eximo, from ex + emo; see exempt. Compare ensample, sample, exemplar. Displaced native Middle English bisne, forbus (from Old English bisen, forebisen) and Middle English byspel (from Old English bispel).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Example(noun)

   one or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen

2. Example(noun)

   that which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy

3. Example(noun)

   that which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model

4. Example(noun)

   that which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning

5. Example(noun)

   an instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples

6. Example(verb)

   to set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance

Freebase(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. example

   The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC 2606 as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Example

   egz-am′pl, n. that which is taken as a specimen of the rest, or as an illustration of the rule, &c.: the person or thing to be imitated or avoided: a pattern: a warning: a former instance.—v.t. to exemplify: to instance.—n. Exam′plar, a pattern, model.—adj. Exam′plary, serving for an example. [O. Fr.,—L. exemplum—eximĕre, to take out—ex, out of, emĕre, emptum, to take.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. example

   A group of words in an online dictionary created to show the contextual understanding of a word or term.

   This definition is to show the contextual understanding of the intention of the definition.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 21, 2020  

2. example

   A type of document or template.

   The example document is simple enough to share.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

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1. example

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'example' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #794

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'example' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1007

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'example' in Nouns Frequency: #191

Anagrams for example »

1. exempla

How to pronounce example?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of example in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of example in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of example in a Sentence

1. Oliver Kennedy:

   For example, compared to no coffee, 1 cup per day was associated with a 22 % lower risk of cirrhosis and 4 cups per day was associated with a 65 % lower risk. However, there may be an upper limit beyond which there is no further benefit.

2. Ezequiel Barrenechea:

   All these things were difficult, believe me, but it was a pleasure. The final result of this is a project that's unique and an example for all of the world.

3. Alain:

   The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty.

4. Rob Wainwright:

   The problem we are dealing these days is not just about Syria and Iraq it is about other terrorist networks around the world, in Africa, in the Arab peninsula for example, that have franchise movements of the al Qaeda brand.

5. Twitter Sanders:

   I'll give you one example.

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