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exemplum

ex·em·plum [ ig zémpləm ] (plural ex·em·pla [ ig zémplə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. illustrative story: a brief story told to illustrate a moral point or support an argument

2. example: an example or illustration ( literary )

[Late 19th century. < Latin (see example)]
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