1) An example or model
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Latin, meaning: pattern, model, example .
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An exemplum (Latin for `example`, pl. exempla, exempli gratia = `for example`, abbr.: e.g.) is a moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used to illustrate a point. ==Exemplary literature== This genre sprang from the above, in classical, medieval and Renaissance literature, consisting of lives of famous figures, and using these ...
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short story or anecdote with a moral
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a narrative that teaches a moral.
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short tale originally incorporated by a medieval preacher into his sermon to emphasize a moral or illustrate a point of doctrine. Fables, folktales, ... [4 related articles]
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In Western medieval and Renaissance literature, a short narrative text that contains a moral. Examples include works by the French essayist Montaigne, the philosopher
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(pluralexempla)
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A narrative that teaches a moral.
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The citation of an example, either truthful or fictitious.
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Exemplum is just Latin for “example.” And that’s all it is. It’s an example, story, or anecdote used to demonstrate a point.
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an example or model. · an anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon.
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pattern, model, example .
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