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exempel — 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.

Senses

exempel 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).
  • example A person punished as a warning to others.
  • example An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.

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.

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