exemple — meaning in English
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English meaning
- example noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
- exemplar noun Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
- model noun A small-scale or simplified copy of something, used to represent it.
- sample noun A small portion of something given or shown to represent the whole.
- specimen noun A single example of something, used to represent or study the wider group it belongs to.
Senses
exemple is used for these senses in English:
- exemplar A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
- model A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
- role model A person who serves as an example, or whose behavior is emulated by others.
example — full definition
- noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
- noun Something used to explain or illustrate a rule or idea.
- noun A model of behaviour that others should — or shouldn't — copy.
exemplar — full definition
- noun Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
- noun Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
- noun A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
- noun A well-known use of a scientific theory.