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  • 31Exemplified — Exemplify Ex*em pli*fyv. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exemplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exemplifying}.] [L. exemplum example + fy: cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.] 1. To show or illustrate by example. [1913 Webster] He did but . . .… …

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  • 32Exemplifying — Exemplify Ex*em pli*fyv. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exemplified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exemplifying}.] [L. exemplum example + fy: cf. LL. exemplificare to copy, serve as an example.] 1. To show or illustrate by example. [1913 Webster] He did but . . .… …

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  • 33exemplification — exemplify ► VERB (exemplifies, exemplified) ▪ be or give a typical example of. DERIVATIVES exemplification noun …

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  • 34illustrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. decorate; give as an example, exemplify; explain, clarify. See ornament, interpretation, painting, representation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make clear by illustration] Syn. exemplify, demonstrate …

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  • 35Exemplification — is a mode of symbolization characterized by the relation between a sample and what it refers to. Description Unlike ostension, which is the act of showing or pointing to a sample, exemplification is possession of a property plus reference to its… …

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  • 36typify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. symbolize, exemplify, embody, represent; prefigure. See indication, conformity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exemplify, symbolize, embody; see mean 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. exemplify,… …

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  • 37personify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. embody, typify, symbolize, exemplify; represent, personate. See representation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To impersonate] Syn. represent, live as, act out; see imitate 2 , impersonate . 2. [To embody] …

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  • 38represent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. portray (see representation); denote, symbolize, stand for; substitute for, replace, represent; set forth, assert; consist in, be composed of. See indication, substitution, agency, affirmation,… …

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  • 39Di Prima, Diane — (1934– )    For Diane di Prima, arguably the one female writer most readily identified with the Beat literary movement, “the best travel has always been in the realm of the imagination.” Although not initially part of jack kerouac, allen ginsberg …

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  • 40Henry James — Infobox Writer name = Henry James Jr. caption = Henry James in 1890 pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date|1843|4|15 birthplace = New York City deathdate = Death date and age|1916|2|28|1843|4|15 deathplace = London occupation = Novelist genre = Novel …

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