EXEMPLUM


Meaning of EXEMPLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈzem-pləm, eg- ]

noun

( plural ex·em·pla -plə)

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1890

1. : example , model

an exemplum of heroism

2. : an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.