exemplification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪɡˌzɛmpləfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ɪɡˌzɛmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of illustrating or showing something by example

Her essay offered a clear exemplification of the principle she defended.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of illustrating or... illustration demonstration instance example embodiment representation

Word family

Related forms exemplify exemplar example

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exemplificatio, from exemplificare ('to illustrate by example'), from Latin exemplum ('example') + facere ('to make').

exemplificare Latin exemplum Latin facere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exemplification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˌzɛmpləfɪˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˌzɛmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of illustrating or showing something by example

## Examples
- Her essay offered a clear exemplification of the principle she defended.

## Synonyms
- illustration
- demonstration
- instance
- example
- embodiment
- representation

## Related Forms
- exemplify
- exemplar
- example

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exemplificare
- Root: exemplum
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin exemplificatio, from exemplificare ('to illustrate by example'), from Latin exemplum ('example') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Exemplification is from Medieval Latin exemplificatio, from exemplificare ('to illustrate by example'), from Latin exemplum ('example') + facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include exemplificare (Latin), exemplum (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of illustrating or showing something by example. The wider family includes related words such as exemplify, exemplar, and example.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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