Meanings
plural exemplifications
- countableuncountableThe act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
- countableuncountableThat which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
But the revolutionary movement of the proletariat is not the exemplification of a law in this sense, for although it is caused by history it is also the awareness of history.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 415 - countableuncountablelawA copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinexemplificātiō
- Anglo-Normanexemplification
- Middle Englishexemplificacion
- Englishexemplification
From Middle English exemplificacion, exemplification, from Anglo-Norman exemplification, from Medieval Latin exemplificātiō.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian илюстриране, заверено копие
- илюстриране (iljustrirane)act of exemplifying
- заверено копие (zavereno kopie)copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original
Finnish näyttäminen esimerkillä, esimerkki
- näyttäminen esimerkilläact of exemplifying
- esimerkkicase in point; example
- oikeaksi todistettu jäljennöscopy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original
French exemplification
- exemplificationact of exemplifying
German Veranschaulichung, Exemplifizierung
- Veranschaulichungact of exemplifying
- Exemplifizierungact of exemplifying
- Illustrationact of exemplifying
- Beispielgebungact of exemplifying
- Veranschaulichungcase in point; example
- Illustrationcase in point; example
- Exempelcase in point; example
- originalgetreue Ausfertigungcopy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original
Polish egzemplifikacja, zilustrowanie
- egzemplifikacjaact of exemplifying
- zilustrowanieact of exemplifying
- egzemplifikacjacase in point; example
Romanian exemplificare, exemplificare
- exemplificareact of exemplifying
- exemplificarecase in point; example
- exemplucase in point; example
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with exemplification
Cite this entry
exemplification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exemplification
“exemplification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exemplification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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