How to Spell example

example

example - noun

  • One that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not to be imitated
  • A punishment inflicted on someone as a warning to others
  • One that is representative of all of a group or type
  • A parallel or closely similar case especially when serving as a precedent or model
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a good example"

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French essample, example, from Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out, from ex- + emere to take