exemplum


ex·em·plum

E0272400 (ĭg-zĕm′pləm)n. pl. ex·em·pla (-plə) 1. An example.2. A brief story used to make a point in an argument or to illustrate a moral truth.
[Latin; see example.]

exemplum

(ɪɡˈzɛmpləm) n, pl -pla (-plə) 1. (Rhetoric) an anecdote that supports a moral point or sustains an argument, used esp in medieval sermons2. an example or illustration[from Latin: example]

ex•em•plum

(ɪgˈzɛm pləm)

n., pl. -pla (-plə). 1. an example or model. 2. an anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon. [1885–90; < Latin; see example]