illustration+by+example

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• illustration — I noun case in point, clarification, depiction, depictment, display, elucidation, enucleation, example, exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, explanation, explication, exponent, exposition, illumination, instance, manifestation, model, practical… …   Law dictionary

• Example — Ex*am ple, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sample}.] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• example — [eg zam′pəl, igzam′pəl; eg′zämpəl, igzämpəl] n. [ME < OFr example, essample < L exemplum, sample, example < eximere, to take out < ex , out + emere, to buy < IE base * em , to take > Lith imù] 1. something selected to show the… …   English World dictionary

• example — I noun archetype, case, case in point, demonstration, documentum, exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, exponent, guide, ideal, illustration, instance, metaphor, model, norm, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, representation, representative,… …   Law dictionary

• Illustration — Il lus*tra tion, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F. illustration.] 1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct. [1913 Webster] 2. That which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• illustration — UK US /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ► an example that shows something: »In our illustration of how much your initial investment might be worth at term, we are assuming an 8% rate of return …   Financial and business terms

• illustration — [n1] demonstration, exemplification analogy, case, case history, case in point, clarification, elucidation, example, explanation, for instance, instance, interpretation, model, representative, sample, sampling, specimen; concepts 268,686… …   New thesaurus

• illustration — [il΄ə strā′shən] n. [ME illustracione < OFr illustration < L illustratio] 1. an illustrating or being illustrated 2. an example, story, analogy, etc. used to help explain or make something clear 3. a picture, design, diagram, etc. used to… …   English World dictionary

• illustration — example, instance, case, sample, specimen …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• illustration — ► NOUN 1) a picture illustrating a book or periodical. 2) the action or fact of illustrating. 3) an illustrative example. DERIVATIVES illustrational adjective …   English terms dictionary

• example — 1 sample, specimen, instance, case, illustration Contrasted words: anomaly, *paradox 2 *model, exemplar, pattern, ideal, standard, beau ideal, mirror Analogous words: *paragon, apotheosis Contrasted words: precept, rule, *law …   New Dictionary of Synonyms