̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷pləfə̇ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English exemplificacion, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French exemplification, from Medieval Latin exemplification-, exemplificatio, from exemplificatus (past participle of exemplificare to copy, show by example) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. law : an exemplified copy
2.
a. : the act or process of exemplifying : a showing or illustrating by example
the formation of a general idea … and the observation of its exemplification in a variety of occasions — A.N.Whitehead
b. : a case in point : instance , example
3. : the presentation or working of degrees (as by the various Masonic bodies) : a setting forth of the work of a lodge or fraternal order for purposes of instruction or conferral of a degree and under the supervision of a qualified officer