n. Function: noun
1
Synonyms: INSTANCE , case, case history, illustration, representative, sample, sampling, specimen
2
Synonyms: MODEL 2, archetype, beau ideal, ensample, exemplar, ideal, mirror, paradigm, pattern, standard
Idioms: shining example
3 an instance that illustrates a rule or provides practice in its application FF1C; worked out his arithmetic examples FF1E;
Synonyms: ensample, illustration, problem
Idioms: case in point