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VERB:

1. Rare. to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive).

2. to present an example of; exemplify.

3. to serve as an example of.

4. Archaic. to be or set an example to.

Origin:

1350–1400; Middle English exa(u)mple < Middle French example < Latin exemplum, akin to eximere to take out (ex- ex-1 + emere to buy, orig. take); replacing Middle English exemple < Latin, as above. Origin: C14: from Old French, from Latin exemplum pattern, from eximere to take out, from ex- 1 + emere to purchase. —Dictionary.com. // History and Etymology for example: Noun: Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take — more at redeem. —Merriam-Webster.

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updated: 24 may 2020 1:11pm

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