specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available.

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Idiom set an example (Definition of example from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

An example is a typically representative part that demonstrates the character of the whole: "Of the despotism to which unrestrained military power leads we have plenty of examples from …

Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is …

May 27, 2025 · Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).

Definition of example noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.