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Exemplification

The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.

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Demonstration 76% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Picture 76% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Exemplify 74% connected

To show or illustrate by example.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Exemplify 74% connected

To show or illustrate by example.

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Illustration 92% connected

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Typification 92% connected

The act of typifying, or representing by a figure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Acyl noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Acyl group noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Atlas noun · 78% connection

A volume of plates illustrating any subject.

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Borrowed capital noun · 78% connection

capital which the business borrows from institutions or people; includes various debentures.; "Capital contributed by the owner or ent…

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Demonstrate verb · 78% connection

To provide strong evidence that something is true or works.

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Drama noun · 78% connection

Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature.

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Ecliptic adjective · 78% connection

A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23? 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astrono…

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Example noun · 78% connection

an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an ex…

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Exemplarily adverb · 78% connection

In a manner fitted or designed to be an example for imitation or for warning; by way of example.

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Exemplary adjective · 78% connection

Illustrating as the proof of a thing.

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Future perfect noun · 78% connection

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future p…

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Future perfect tense noun · 78% connection

a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "‘I will have finished’ is an example of the future p…

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Geocyclic adjective · 78% connection

Of, pertaining to, or illustrating, the revolutions of the earth; as, a geocyclic machine.

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Glossography noun · 78% connection

The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.

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Grangerism noun · 78% connection

The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings collected from other books.

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Grin noun · 78% connection

The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.

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Gyroscope noun · 78% connection

A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It…

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Hostile adjective · 78% connection

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and…

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