Definitions
1.nounSomething that is representative of all such things in a group.
2.nounSomething that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.
3.nounSomething that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
4.nounA person punished as a warning to others.
5.nounA parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.
6.nounAn instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
7.verbTo be illustrated or exemplified (by).