n.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zam-p ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take ― more at REDEEM
Date: 14th century
1 : one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated <a good example > <a bad example >
2 : a punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others also : an individual so punished
3 : one (as an item or incident) that is representative of all of a group or type
4 : a parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model
5 : an instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of a rule
synonyms see INSTANCE , MODEL
– for example \ f ə r-ig- ' zam-p ə l, frig- \ : as an example <there are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example >