Definition of example

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Example (n.) An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples..

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Summed :: Sum (n.) A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out..
Papaveraceous :: Papaveraceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples..
Taeniata :: Taeniata (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example..
Exampleless :: Exampleless (a.) Without or above example.
Liliaceous :: Liliaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples..
Deleterious :: Deleterious (a.) Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example..
Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..
Paradigm :: Paradigm (n.) An example; a model; a pattern.
Tanystomata :: Tanystomata (n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.
Paraleipsis :: Paraleipsis (n.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice..
Examplary :: Examplary (a.) Serving for example or pattern; exemplary.
Aptness :: Aptness (n.) Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example..
Exemplariness :: Exemplariness (n.) The state or quality of being exemplary; fitness to be an example.
Ensample :: Ensample (n.) An example; a pattern or model for imitation.
Unexampled :: Unexampled (a.) Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled.
Moralize :: Moralize (v. t.) To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to..
Model :: Model (n.) Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior..
Agaric :: Agaric (n.) A fungus of the genus Agaricus, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example..
Triphthong :: Triphthong (n.) A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs..
Tatusiid :: Tatusiid (n.) Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidae, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively..
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