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Exemplum

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Noun
  1. 1
    An example.
  2. 2
    A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.

    "In the Middle Ages preachers had enlivened their sermons with exempla – edifying tales of judgements upon sinners and mercies shown to the pious."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exemplum (“example”). Doublet of example and sample.

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