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Word origin
ME < ML exemplificatio: see exemplify
exemplification in American English
(iɡˌzempləfɪˈkeiʃən)
noun
1.
the act of exemplifying
2.
something that exemplifies; an illustration or example
3. Law
an attested copy of a document, under official seal
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME ‹ ML exemplificātiōn- (s. of exemplificātiō) a setting forth, equiv. to exemplificāt(us) (ptp. of exemplificāre to exemplify) + -iōn--ion]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: curl, mature, separate, transit, union-ion is a suffix, appearing in words of Latin origin, denoting action or condition, usedin Latin and in English to form nouns from stems of Latin adjectives (communion; union), verbs (legion; opinion), and esp. past participles (allusion; creation; fusion; notion; torsion)
Examples of 'exemplification' in a sentence
exemplification
Here's an exemplification of another fashion problem - globalisation, not as recent a phenomenon as we tend to think.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
He is more properly the exemplification of that overused and widely misunderstood but still potent image, the banality of evil.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Synonyms of 'exemplification'
example, illustration, representation, prototype
More Synonyms of exemplification
(noun)
Synonyms
example
This piece is a perfect example of symphonic construction.
illustration
These figures are an illustration of the country's dynamism.
representation
prototype
He has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor.
the prototype aircraft
manifestation
Different animals have different manifestations of the disease.
paradigm
He was the paradigm of the self-made man.
embodiment
A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
epitome
The countess was the epitome of sophistication.
exemplar
One of the wittiest exemplars of the technique was M.C. Escher.
personification
Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of embodiment
A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
Synonyms
personification,
example,
model,
type,
ideal,
expression,
symbol,
representation,
manifestation,
realization,
incarnation,
paradigm,
epitome,
incorporation,
paragon,
perfect example,
exemplar,
quintessence,
actualization,
exemplification,
reification,
avatar
in the sense of epitome
Definition
a person or thing that is a typical example of a characteristic or class
The countess was the epitome of sophistication.
Synonyms
personification,
essence,
embodiment,
type,
representation,
norm,
archetype,
exemplar,
typical example,
quintessence
in the sense of exemplar
Definition
a typical specimen
One of the wittiest exemplars of the technique was M.C. Escher.