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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. sample, specimen, piece; instance, case, illustration; pattern, type, standard, copy, model, idea; precedent; warning; problem, exercise. See conformity, imitation.

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(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A representative]

Syn. illustration, case, instance, representative, specimen, part, warning, exemplar, exemplification, sample, citation, case in point, concrete example, pattern, model, object lesson, exempli gratia (Latin), prototype, archetype, stereotype, original, copy, symbol, quotation, exponent, for instance*.

2. [Something to be imitated]

Syn. standard, pattern, model, precedent; see model 2 .

• set an example,

Syn. instruct, behave as a model, set a pattern, lead the way; see lead 1 , teach 1 .

• without example,

Syn. unprecedented, novel, New and different; see unique 1 , unprecedented .
Syn.- example is applied to something that is cited as typical of the members of its group [ his novel is an example of Romantic literature ] ; instance refers to a person, thing, or event that is adduced to prove or support a general statement [ here is an instance of his sincerity ] ; case is applied to any happening or condition that demonstrates the general existence or occurrence of something [ a case of mistaken identity ] ; illustration is used of an instance or example that helps to explain or clarify something [ this sentence is an illustration of the use of a word ] See also Synonym Study at model .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
sample, specimen, sampling, instance, exemplar, model, paradigm, stereotype. ''The best sermon.''—Ben Franklin.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One that is representative of a group or class: case, illustration, instance, representative, sample, specimen. See SUBSTITUTE. 2. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication: beau ideal, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, pattern, standard. See GOOD. 3. A closely similar case in existence or in the past: precedent. See SAME. 4. An instance that warns or discourages prospective imitators: lesson, warning. See WARN.

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Pattern, copy, model, archetype, prototype / Precedent / Instance, illustration, exemplification, case in point

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Example — Ex*am ple, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sample}.] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
.example — est un domaine de premier niveau réservé. Un domaine de premier niveau réservé est un domaine de premier niveau qui n’est pas destiné à être utilisé dans le système de nom de domaine (Domain Name System) d’Internet, mais qui est réservé à un… … Wikipédia en Français
example — [eg zam′pəl, igzam′pəl; eg′zämpəl, igzämpəl] n. [ME < OFr example, essample < L exemplum, sample, example < eximere, to take out < ex , out + emere, to buy < IE base * em , to take > Lith imù] 1. something selected to show the… … English World dictionary
.example — Введение 1999 Тип домена зарезервированный общий домен верхнего уровня Статус действующий Регистратор IANA Назначение для доменов, которые следует использовать в качестве при … Википедия
example — ► NOUN 1) a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 2) a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated. ● for example Cf. ↑for example ● make an example of Cf. ↑make an example of … English terms dictionary
Example — may refer to:*Example (rapper), a British rapper *example.com and .example, domain names reserved for use in documentation as examples ee also*Exemplum, medieval collections of short stories to be told in sermons *Exemplar, a prototype or model… … Wikipedia
example — UK US /ɪgˈzɑːmpl/ noun [C] ► something used to represent other things because it has all the main qualities or characteristics that they also have: as an example of how/what/why »Economists point to the auto industry as an example of how low… … Financial and business terms
Example — Ex*am ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exampled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exampling}.] To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [Obs.] I may example my digression by some mighty precedent. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
example — late 14c., partial re Latinization of earlier essample, asaumple (mid 13c.), from O.Fr. essemple sample, model, example, precedent, cautionary tale, from L. exemplum a sample, lit. that which is taken out, from eximere take out, remove (see… … Etymology dictionary
example — I noun archetype, case, case in point, demonstration, documentum, exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, exponent, guide, ideal, illustration, instance, metaphor, model, norm, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, representation, representative,… … Law dictionary
example — 1 sample, specimen, instance, case, illustration Contrasted words: anomaly, *paradox 2 *model, exemplar, pattern, ideal, standard, beau ideal, mirror Analogous words: *paragon, apotheosis Contrasted words: precept, rule, *law … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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