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EXAMPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
Example:
you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
lesson (a task assigned for individual study)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An item of information that is typical of a class or group
Example:
there is an example on page 10
Synonyms:
example; illustration; instance; representative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "example"):
apology; excuse (a poor example)
exception (an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization)
case in point; precedent (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)
quintessence (the most typical example or representative of a type)
sample (a small part of something intended as representative of the whole)
specimen (an example regarded as typical of its class)
Derivation:
exemplary (being or serving as an illustration of a type)
exemplify (clarify by giving an example of)
exemplify (be characteristic of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something to be imitated
Example:
he is the very model of a modern major general
Synonyms:
example; exemplar; good example; model
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "example"):
beaut; beauty (an outstanding example of its kind)
pacemaker; pacesetter (a leading instance in its field)
pattern (a model considered worthy of imitation)
prodigy (an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality)
Derivation:
exemplary (worthy of imitation)
exemplify (clarify by giving an example of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A representative form or pattern
Example:
I profited from his example
Synonyms:
example; model
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "example"):
prefiguration (an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come)
guide; template; templet (a model or standard for making comparisons)
archetype; original; pilot (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies)
microcosm (a miniature model of something)
holotype; type specimen (the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made)
epitome; image; paradigm; prototype (a standard or typical example)
loadstar; lodestar (something that serves as a model or guide)
Derivation:
exemplify (clarify by giving an example of)
exemplify (be characteristic of)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Punishment intended as a warning to others
Example:
they decided to make an example of him
Synonyms:
deterrent example; example; lesson; object lesson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
admonition; monition; warning; word of advice (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness))
Derivation:
exemplary (serving to warn)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An occurrence of something
Example:
but there is always the famous example of the Smiths
Synonyms:
case; example; instance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("example" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "example"):
humiliation; mortification (an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect)
bit; piece (an instance of some kind)
clip; time (an instance or single occasion for some event)
Derivation:
exemplify (clarify by giving an example of)
Context examples:
Representative examples of adenocarcinoma are ductal and lobular breast carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma), colon adenocarcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma.
(Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include the acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas and the acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland.
(Acinar Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be the earliest ever example of fake news.
(‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story, University of Cambridge)
An example of an acid is hydrochloric acid.
(Acid, NCI Dictionary)
A representative example is the acinar cell located in the pancreas that produces pancreatic enzymes and juices.
(Acinar Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
Following his example, we threw ourselves upon it with all our weight.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
If it was circulated among them that I had made a severe example of the Lady Eva, I should find all of them much more open to reason.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I presume that I may take it as correct—this article, for example, as to the disappearance of the bride.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
For example, if my neighbour has a mind to my cow, he has a lawyer to prove that he ought to have my cow from me.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
"Settin' a fine example to the children," Mr. Higginbotham snorted, suddenly, in the silence for which his wife was responsible and which he resented.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
