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приме́р — meaning in English

primer

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English meaning

  • example noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
  • illustration noun A picture or diagram used to decorate or explain a text.
  • instance noun A particular example or occurrence of something.
  • paradigm noun A typical pattern or model of how something is done; a framework of ideas or beliefs.
  • pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.

Senses

приме́р is used for these senses in English:

  • example Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
  • illustration Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
  • instance A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]
  • paradigm An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group.
  • pattern Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
  • role model A person who serves as an example, or whose behavior is emulated by others.

example — full definition

  1. noun A single case that represents or stands in for a whole group of similar things.
  2. noun Something used to explain or illustrate a rule or idea.
  3. noun A model of behaviour that others should — or shouldn't — copy.

illustration — full definition

  1. noun A picture or diagram used to decorate or explain a text.
  2. noun An example that helps make something clear.

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