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Meaning of "exemplum" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXEMPLUM

From Latin: example.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXEMPLUM

ɪɡˈzɛmpləm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXEMPLUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exemplum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXEMPLUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exemplum

An exemplum is a moral anecdote, brief or extended, real or fictitious, used to illustrate a point.

Definition of exemplum in the English dictionary

The definition of exemplum in the dictionary is an anecdote that supports a moral point or sustains an argument, used esp in medieval sermons. Other definition of exemplum is an example or illustration.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXEMPLUM

alum · antebellum · asylum · column · curriculum · emblem · Fulham · Harlem · Jerusalem · Malayalam · pelham · pendulum · peplum · problem · Salem · slalom · solemn · speculum · vestibulum · Winston-Salem

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXEMPLUM

exeme · exempla · exemplar · exemplarily · exemplariness · exemplarity · exemplary · exemplary damages · exempli gratia · exemplifiable · exemplification · exemplificative · exemplified · exemplifier · exemplifies · exemplify · exempt · exemption · exemption clause · exemptive

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXEMPLUM

beach plum · Blum · cherry plum · cocoplum · Colum · gingerbread plum · ground plum · hoodlum · Japan plum · lum · ornithogalum · paspalum · phylum · plum · replum · slum · sugarplum · tantalum · vellum · victoria plum

Synonyms and antonyms of exemplum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «exemplum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXEMPLUM

Find out the translation of exemplum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of exemplum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exemplum» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

exemplum
1,325 millions of speakers
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exemplum
570 millions of speakers
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English

exemplum
510 millions of speakers
hi

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exemplum
380 millions of speakers
ar

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exemplum
280 millions of speakers
ru

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exemplum
278 millions of speakers
pt

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exemplum
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উদাহরণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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exemplum
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Contohnya
190 millions of speakers
de

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exemplum
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

訓話
130 millions of speakers
ko

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exemplum
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Exemplum
85 millions of speakers
vi

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exemplum
80 millions of speakers
ta

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எடுத்துக்காட்டாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उदाहरणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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exemplum
70 millions of speakers
it

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exemplum
65 millions of speakers
pl

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exemplum
50 millions of speakers
uk

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exemplum
40 millions of speakers
ro

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exemplum
30 millions of speakers
el

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exemplum
15 millions of speakers
af

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exemplum
14 millions of speakers
sv

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exemplum
10 millions of speakers
no

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exemplum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exemplum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXEMPLUM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of exemplum
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exemplum

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXEMPLUM»

Discover the use of exemplum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exemplum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exemplum: Model-book Drawings and the Practice of Artistic ...
Exemplum will be a standard work of reference for many years to come During the Middle Ages, artistic ideas were transmitted from one region to another and passed on from one generation to the next, in the form of drawings.
Robert Walter Hans Peter Scheller, 1995
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Narrative, Authority and Power: The Medieval Exemplum and ...
A study of how Chaucer and his successors used the exemplum as a vehicle for establishing the moral authority of their emerging vernacular tradition.
Larry Scanlon, 2007
3
Exemplum: The Rhetoric of Example in Early Modern France and ...
In the first book-length study of the rhetoric of example, John Lyons situates this figure by comparing it with more frequently studied tropes such as metaphor and synecdoche, discusses meanings of the terms example and exemplum, and ...
John D. Lyons, 1989
4
Reading the exemplum right: fixing the meaning of El Conde ...
The study concludes by testing the hypothesis that a work's earliest audience can establish a tradition of reading that effectively prevents alternative interpretations and fixes an orthodox meaning of the text for future generations.
Jonathan Burgoyne, 2007
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The Language of Art: Studies in Interpretation
rhe concept of exemplum as a category of artistic creation is one of those basic notions first formulated in ancient rhetorics and then bequeathed to all succeeding periods of Western culture. Aristotle treated the subject of paradeigma (the ...
Moshe Barasch, 1997
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Handbook of Literary Rhetoric: A Foundation for Literary Study
3) exemplum contrarium (Quint. Inst. 5.11.13): this is differentiated from the exemplum dissimile (see above no. 2) by the contrasting nature of at least the main verbs and so of the entire content of the individual meaning of the exemplum and its ...
Heinrich Lausberg, David E. Orton, R. Dean Anderson, 1998
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The Exemplum in the Early Religious and Didactic Literature ...
This early works is a fascinating study of the Exemplum and will appeal greatly to any historian. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.
Joseph Albert Mosher, 2009
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Medieval Latin: An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide
BY NIGEL F. PALMER The use of the word exemplum as a literary term is fraught with ambiguity and inconsistency. The most important distinction to make is between "exemplum" as a functional term in rhetorical theory, where it designates a ...
Frank Anthony Carl Mantello, A. G. Rigg, 1996
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Freedom In The Gospel: Paul's Exemplum In 1 Cor 9 In ...
Paul's vocabulary (compulsion, willingly and unwillingly, rights and freedom), ideas, and Ğtopoiğ reflect the symbolic universe that he shares with the Cynic-Stoic philosophic tradition and the ongoing debates and conversations about ...
Lincoln E. Galloway, 2004
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"Exempla" in Context: A Historical and Critical Study of ...
Before evaluating select studies of 'the exemplum' I should like to point out my evaluative criteria. As I have already mentioned in chapter 2 the term 'exemplum' can denote various sorts of texts. Although 'exempla' have a wide range of ...
Fritz Kemmler, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXEMPLUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exemplum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amy and Magic Mike XXL
“I remember thinking,” says a particularly prickish, tanned exemplum, as some of Amy's early, and frankly rather difficult, jazz music plays, ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
Film Review: Spy
Cooper works exclusively with Bradley Fine (Jude Law, just having the time of his life), the modern exemplum of debonair spydom. He has ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»
3
England v New Zealand: Brendon McCullum and coach Mike …
When he began his tenure as director of England cricket last week, Andrew Strauss mentioned the All Blacks as an exemplum for successful ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Death of a Salesman, Noël Coward Theatre
Meanwhile, Charley's son Bernard (Brodie Ross) is held up as the exemplum of the lessons and values Willy failed to instill in his own sons. «The Arts Desk, May 15»
5
Stars Without A Constellation
In terms of the ambition that should propel a 21st century novel about Nigeria, it is an exemplum. Whether the novel succeeds in braiding all the ... «The Guardian Nigeria, May 15»
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BWW Reviews: Circuit's BAD JEWS Is Exciting Theatre
In this case, the clash centers on the subject of Jewish identity several decades after the Holocaust - itself a tragic and epic exemplum of the ... «Broadway World, Jan 15»
7
Republic of Torture, Republic of Terror
Despite subsequent artistic success— awards, medals, professorships, acclaimed compositions, including the majestic “Exemplum in ... «CounterPunch, Jan 15»
8
Vent-Axia Shortlisted for Prestigious H&V News Award
As well as being an exemplum of sustainable design and zero carbon living, the Waste House is a 'live' research project, the base for the ... «Voltimum, Jan 15»
9
Top five art picks for 2014 by Peter Haynes
His though demands active engagement and is a particularly telling exemplum of Duchamp's statement that it is the viewer who completes the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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Practice Points: Sony and the Art of the Demand Letter
The December 14 Sony demand letter would seem an exemplum of the genre which obviously deserves careful attention based on the ... «Law.com, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
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