exemplification
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plə noun
1.
the act of exemplifying.
2.
something that exemplifies; an illustration or example.
3.
Law. an attested copy of a document, under official seal.
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Exemplification
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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exemplify (ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to show by example |
| 2. | to serve as an example of |
| 3. | law |
| a. to make an official copy of (a document from public records) under seal | |
| b. to transcribe (a legal document) | |
| [C15: via Old French from Medieval Latin exemplificāre, from Latin exemplum | |
| ex'emplifiable | |
| —adj | |
| exemplifi'cation | |
| —n | |
| ex'emplificative | |
| —adj | |
| ex'emplifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exemplification
early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. exemplification, from M.L. exemplificationem, noun of action from exemplificare (see exemplify).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The reason why this claim is silly is that it conflates proof and exemplification.
Part one contains an introduction of phonetic description and exemplification of the use of symbols.
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