First Known Use: 1890
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exemplum
noun ex·em·plum \ig-ˈzem-pləm, eg-\
plural ex·em·pla\-plə\
Definition of EXEMPLUM
2
: an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument
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