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exemplify

exemp·lify

UK/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/ US/ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/ fairly common

verb

1.

be characteristic of

  • “This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English exemplifien, from Middle French exemplifier and its etymon Medieval Latin exemplificō, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

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