example

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzæmpl̩/
• (AU) (US) IPA ^(key): /əɡˈzæmpl̩/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: ex‧am‧ple

Noun

Singular example

Plural examples

1. If I give an example of something, I name one of that type of thing.
   • Synonym: representative

   A baseball, a softball, a football, and a soccer ball are examples of balls.

2. An example is a model of what something else of the same type should be like.
   • Synonym: model

   Look at the example of a model airplane to see how your model airplane should be built.

Related words

• exemplify
• exemplary

See also

• exam
• exempt