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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
  • A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
  • A person punished as a warning to others.
  • Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
  • Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
  • Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.

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