An exemplum, a parable; a simile, an analogy. Cf. likeness, n. 3.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > exemplifying some rule, activity, quality, etc. > serving to confirm or illustrate > illustrative (5) ylikenessOE An exemplum, a parable; a simile, an analogy. Cf. likeness, n. 3. ensample1393 An illustrative instance. exemplum?1482 An example (in various senses); esp. an illustrative or typical example; an embodiment of a quality or thing. spectacle1579 An illustrative instance or example. Obsolete. Subcategories:— drawn from natural things (1) |
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