example
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- apology hyponym
- exception hyponym
- precedent hyponym
- quintessence hyponym
- sample hyponym
- specimen hyponym
Related & opposite
- instance derivation
- instantiate derivation
- instantiate derivation
- exemplify derivation
- typic derivation
Sense 2 noun
a representative form or pattern
I profited from his example
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- lodestar hyponym
- prototype hyponym
- type specimen hyponym
- microcosm hyponym
- archetype hyponym
- template hyponym
- prefiguration hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
something to be imitated
an exemplar of success
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
punishment intended as a warning to others
they decided to make an example of him
Types & categories
- admonition hypernym
Related & opposite
- admonitory derivation
Sense 5 noun
an occurrence of something
it was a case of bad judgment
Types & categories
- happening hypernym
- humiliation hyponym
- bit hyponym
- time hyponym
Related & opposite
- instance derivation
- instantiate derivation
- instantiate derivation
Sense 6 noun
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook
Types & categories
- lesson hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | instance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | instantiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | instantiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exemplify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | typic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | apology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exception |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | precedent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quintessence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sample |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | specimen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pattern |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exemplify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lodestar |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prototype |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | type specimen |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | microcosm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | archetype |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | template |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prefiguration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | instance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | exemplary |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ideal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beaut |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pacemaker |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pattern |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prodigy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | admonitory |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | admonition |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | instance |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | instantiate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | instantiate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | happening |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | humiliation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | time |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | lesson |