example (nom)
Sens 1 : a particular single item, fact, incident, or aspect that may be taken
fairly as typical or representative of all of a group or type. [source : MWU]
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Sens 2 : a pattern or representative action or series of actions tending or
intended to induce one to imitate or emulate. [source : MWU]
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Sens 3 : an instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate a rule or
precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of
science. [source : MWU]