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ex⋅em⋅pla

  [ig-zem-pluh]
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–noun
pl. of exemplum.

ex⋅em⋅plum

  [ig-zem-pluhm]
–noun, plural -pla  [-pluh] .
1. an example or model.
2. an anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon.
Origin:
1885–90; < LL, L: lit., a pattern, model, copy
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ex·em·pla   (ĭg-zěm'plə)   
n.  Plural of exemplum.
ex·em·plum   (ĭg-zěm'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.]
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