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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Inclusa :: Inclusa (n. pl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example..
Apophasis :: Apophasis (n.) A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. Shak., Julius Caesar, iii. 2.].
Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples..
Elucidate :: Elucidate (v. t.) To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject..
Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration..
Waxwing :: Waxwing (n.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird..
Shape :: Shape (n.) Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality..
Ratitae :: Ratitae (n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples..
Instance :: Instance (v. i.) To give an example.
Examplary :: Examplary (a.) Serving for example or pattern; exemplary.
Truth :: Truth (n.) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like..
Leading :: Leading (n.) Suggestion; hint; example.
Document :: Document (n.) An example for instruction or warning.
Example :: 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..
Tatusiid :: Tatusiid (n.) Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidae, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively..
Cycadaceous :: Cycadaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example..
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To follow as an example; to imitate.
Bromeliaceous :: Bromeliaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family..
Tangent :: Tangent (v. t.) A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function..
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