noun
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something selected to show the similarity or likeness in some respect or all respects with another; an example.
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one of a numer of things taken to show the character of the whole.
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a previous instance quoted, considered for its similarity with the present or a subsequent one.
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the act of showing.
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that which is seen at one instance.
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a thing happening supposed to foretell a future event.
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attention; consideration.
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(rhet.) a figure of speech in which an example is quoted to make the meaning clear or more vivid.