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exemplification

[ ig-zem-pluh-fi-key-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of exemplifying.
something that exemplifies; an illustration or example.
Law. an attested copy of a document, under official seal.

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Other Words From

nonex·empli·fi·cation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplification¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin exemplificātiōn- (stem of exemplificātiō ) a setting forth, equivalent to exemplificāt ( us ) (past participle of exemplificāre to exemplify ) + -iōn- -ion

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analogy
connection
contrast
correlation
example
identification
juxtaposition
observation
ratio
relation
resemblance
similarity
testing

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