Definition of example

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Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.

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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..
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration..
Transitive :: Transitive (a.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book..
Praxis :: Praxis (n.) An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice..
Cycadaceous :: Cycadaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example..
Exampless :: Exampless (a.) Exampleless. [Wrongly formed..
Zalambdodont :: Zalambdodont (n.) One of the Zalambdodonta. The tenrec, solenodon, and golden moles are examples..
Iris :: Iris (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce..
Zygenid :: Zygenid (n.) Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively..
Exampled :: Exampled (imp. & p. p.) of Exampl.
Laemodipoda :: Laemodipoda (n. pl.) A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or Cyamus, and Caprella are examples..
Examplary :: Examplary (a.) Serving for example or pattern; exemplary.
Comparison :: Comparison (n.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison..
Exampler :: Exampler (n.) A pattern; an exemplar.
Sea Duck :: Sea duck () Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe..
Cestoidea :: Cestoidea (n. pl.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm..
Precedential :: Precedential (a.) Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions..
Deleterious :: Deleterious (a.) Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example..
Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
Primulaceous :: Primulaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to an order of herbaceous plants (Primulaceae), of which the primrose is the type, and the pimpernel, the cyclamen, and the water violet are other examples..
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