Webster 1828 · headword: example
View source image ↗A pattern; a copy; a model; that which is proposed to be imitated. A precedent or former instance; in a bad sense, one intended for caution. A person fit to be proposed for a pattern.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
Patterns, models, precedents, or instances set before others for imitation or warning; also copies or representations.
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WORD FAMILY
Root: example
A pattern or instance set before others as a model, warning, or representation.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
A pattern; a copy; a model; that which is proposed to be imitated. A precedent or former instance; in a bad sense, one intended for caution. A person fit to be proposed for a pattern.
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