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exemplify

verb
/ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

  1. derived from exemplum — “example”
  2. derived from exemplificare

Definitions

  1. To show or illustrate by example.

  2. To be an instance of or serve as an example.

    • [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.

  3. To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at exemplify. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at exemplify. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at exemplify

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA