Exempel
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German exempel, from Latin exemplum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Exempel n (strong, genitive Exempels, plural Exempel)
- (dated, literary) an instructive example, often a deterrent one; a lesson
- Synonyms: Beispiel, Vorbild, Mahnung, Lehre, Lektion
- Das Ende dieses hochbegabten Mannes ist ein erschütterndes Exempel dafür, was Drogen anrichten können.
- This highly gifted man's end is a shattering example of the harm that drugs can do.
- Das mutige Handeln dieser Frau sollte uns allen ein Exempel sein.
- This woman's courageous behaviour should be an example for all of us.
- (archaic, solemn) example (item named to represent a group)
- Synonym: Beispiel
- (mathematics, archaic) mathematical problem
Declension
[edit]Declension of Exempel [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
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