| Example 1. (n.) One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen. 2. (n.) That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy. 3. (n.) That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model. 4. (n.) That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning. 5. (n.) 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. 6. (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. Thesaurus Entries admonishment, admonition, alarm, archetype, as an example, benchmark, call to mind, case, case in point, caution, caveat, citation, cite, cite a particular, criterion, cross reference, cross section, demonstrate, demonstration, deterrent example, document, emblem, embodiment, exemplar, exempli gratia, exemplification, exemplify, explanation, exponent, final notice, final warning, for example, for instance, give a for-instance, hint, illustrate, illustration, instance, item, itemize, lesson, little bite, little smack, model, monition, moral, name, norm, notice, notification, object lesson, particular, particularize, pattern, prototype, quotation, quote, reference, relevant instance, representation, representative, sample, specimen, standard, symbol, taste, taster, threat, tip-off, to illustrate, type, typical example, typification, ultimatum, verbum sapienti, warning, warning piece |