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exemplum
ex·em·plum E0272400 (ĭg-zĕm′pləm)n. pl. ex·em·pla (-plə) 1. An example.2. A brief story used to make a point in an argument or to illustrate a moral truth. [Latin; see example.]exemplum (ɪɡˈzɛmpləm) n, pl -pla (-plə) 1. (Rhetoric) an anecdote that supports a moral point or sustains an argument, used esp in medieval sermons2. an example or illustration[from Latin: example]ex•em•plum (ɪgˈzɛm pləm) n., pl. -pla (-plə). 1. an example or model. 2. an anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon. [1885–90; < Latin; see example] |