exaumple
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French example, form of essample, from Latin exemplum. Doublet of saumple.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exaumple (plural exaumples)
- exemplar, illustration, demonstration
- parable, fable, lesson
- model, example (of a person)
- exemplar, original, inspiration
- (philosophy) archetype, Platonic ideal
- parallel instance, similar situation
Descendants[edit]
- English: example
References[edit]
- “exaumple, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.