Example

n.	1.	One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.
	2.	That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. - John xiii. 15. I gave, thou sayest, the example; I led the way. - Milton.
	3.	That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model. Such temperate order in so fierce a cause Doth want example. - Shak.
	4.	That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning. Hang him; he'll be made an example. - Shak. Now these things were our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. - 1 Cor. x. 6.
	5.	An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples.
v. t.	1.	To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [imp. & p. p. Exampled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exampling .] Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid assiduity that has not often been exampled, and has never been surpassed. - J. Morley.

Noun	1.	example - an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" Synonyms: instance, illustration, representative
	2.	example - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" Synonyms: model
	3.	example - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" Synonyms: exemplar, good example, model
	4.	example - punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" Synonyms: deterrent example, object lesson, lesson
	5.	example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" Synonyms: instance, case
	6.	example - a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" Synonyms: exercise

EXAMPLE. An example is a case put to illustrate a. principle. Examples illustrate, but do not restrain or change the laws: illustrant non restringunt legem. Co. Litt. 24, a.

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