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TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of example

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  example
      n 1: an item of information that is typical of a class or group;
           "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome";
           "there is an example on page 10" [syn: {example},
           {illustration}, {instance}, {representative}]
      2: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
         example" [syn: {model}, {example}]
      3: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
         of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
         [syn: {exemplar}, {example}, {model}, {good example}]
      4: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to
         make an example of him" [syn: {example}, {deterrent example},
         {lesson}, {object lesson}]
      5: 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" [syn: {case}, {instance},
         {example}]
      6: 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" [syn: {exercise}, {example}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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