Synonyms for exemplification
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
Forms
- Plural
- exemplifications → illustrations, exemplars, examples, demonstrations…
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An exemplification is an illustrative working out in action of a principle or law, without any reference to its being copied or repeated; an example guides, an exemplification illustrates or explains.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- demonstration Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
- illustration She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exemplification | steady | |
| demonstration | falling | |
| illustration | steady | |
| exemplar | rising | |
| typification | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- example3
- 8 letters
- instance2, exemplar3
- 12 letters
- illustration4, typification
- 13 letters
- demonstration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (example3 = 3 syllables).