Main Entry:

¹sam·ple

Pronunciation:

\ˈsam-pəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French sample, essample, from Latin exemplum — more at example

Date:

15th century

1 : a representative part or a single item from a larger whole or group especially when presented for inspection or shown as evidence of quality : specimen 2 : a finite part of a statistical population whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole 3 : an excerpt from a musical recording that is used in another artist's recording

synonyms see instance