EXAMPLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

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    • you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • an item of information that is representative of a type

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

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • something to be imitated

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

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  4. Meaning
    • a representative form or pattern

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    • I profited from his example

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  5. Meaning
    • punishment intended as a warning to others

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    • they decided to make an example of him

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • an occurrence of something

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    • it was a case of bad judgment
    • another instance occurred yesterday
    • but there is always the famous example of the Smiths

    Hypernyms(s) example is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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