exemplum
noun
ex·em·plum ig-ˈzem-pləm 
eg-
plural exempla ig-ˈzem-plə
eg-
1
: example, model
an exemplum of heroism
2
: an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London. 
Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019
Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Latin
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
exemplum
noun
as in fable
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- fable
- parable
- anecdote
- narrative
- tale
- joke
- novella
- short story
- story
- bedtime story
- novelette
- yarn
- myth
- chronicle
- romance
- history
- annals
- legend
- folktale
- fairy tale
- record
- report
- account
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- dwarf salmon
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- dwarf signal
- dwarf Solomon's seal
- dwarf spurge
- dwarf star
- dwarf sumac
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