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..
Paradigmatize :: Paradigmatize (v. t.) To set forth as a model or example.
Tubulibranchiata :: Tubulibranchiata (n. pl.) A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell. Vermetus is an example.
Moralize :: Moralize (v. t.) To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to..
Instance :: Instance (v. i.) To give an example.
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam..
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..
Document :: Document (n.) An example for instruction or warning.
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..
Absolution :: Absolution (n.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication..
Portraiture :: Portraiture (n.) A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model..
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To follow as an example; to imitate.
Instance :: Instance (v. t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact..
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration..
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..
Aptness :: Aptness (n.) Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example..
Zeuzerian :: Zeuzerian (n.) Any one of a group of bombycid moths of which the genus Zeuzera is the type. Some of these moths are of large size. The goat moth is an example.
Cestraciont :: Cestraciont (n.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples..
Instance :: Instance (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
Anomoura :: Anomoura (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example..
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