exaumple
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French example, form of essample, from Latin exemplum. Doublet of saumple.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]exaumple (plural exaumples)
- exemplar, illustration, demonstration
- parable, fable, lesson
- model, example (of a person)
- exemplar, original, inspiration
- (philosophy) archetype, Platonic ideal
- parallel instance, similar situation
Descendants
[edit]- English: example
References
[edit]- “exaumple, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.