From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
example
n 1: an item of information that is typical of a class or group;
"this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome";
"there is an example on page 10" [syn: example,
illustration, instance, representative]
2: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
example" [syn: model, example]
3: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
[syn: exemplar, example, model, good example]
4: punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to
make an example of him" [syn: example, deterrent example,
lesson, object lesson]
5: an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment";
"another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always
the famous example of the Smiths" [syn: case, instance,
example]
6: a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill
or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of
each chapter in the textbook" [syn: exercise, example]