Meaning & use
exemplification
The act of illustrating or clarifying something by providing a typical example.
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The professor's exemplification of the theory made the abstract concept much easier to grasp.
The essay relies heavily on exemplification to support its central argument.
A note on using this word
Exemplification is a formal, academic noun most often used in writing about argumentation and rhetoric.
Words with a similar meaning
illustrationdemonstration
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