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exampleMain Entry: 1ex·am·ple Pronunciation: \ig-ˈzam-pəl\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take — more at redeem Date: 14th century 1 : one that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated <a good example> <a bad example> — for example \fər-ig-ˈzam-pəl, frig-\ : as an example <there are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example>
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