exemplification

[ ig-zem-pluh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ɪgˌzɛm plə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of exemplifying.

something that exemplifies; an illustration or example.

Law. an attested copy of a document, under official seal.

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Origin of exemplification

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin exemplificātiōn- (stem of exemplificātiō) a setting forth, equivalent to exemplificāt(us) (past participle of exemplificāre to exemplify) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exemplification

non·ex·em·pli·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby exemplification

exemplar, exemplarism, exemplary, exemplary damages, exempli causa, exemplification, exemplificative, exemplified, exemplify, exempli gratia, exemplum

How to use exemplification in a sentence

What gripped most was knowing the young athlete had recently lost her biological mother, the awe of which was an exemplification of the obsession with The post Sha’Carri Richardson Deserves Grace In The Midst Of Her Grief appeared first on Essence.
Sha’Carri Richardson Deserves Grace In The Midst Of Her Grief|Brooklyn White|July 2, 2021|Essence.com
We have already seen an exemplification of this remark; and it is more strikingly illustrated in the present transaction.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
He himself must be an exemplification of the saving health of God's countenance if he is to do good to others.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous
Of this, a striking exemplification occurs in the history of Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lewellin's early friend.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East

It is deeply seated in human nature, being, in fact, no other than an exemplification of the force of habit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
On reaching the mouth of St. Joseph's River (3d), a full exemplification of this striking effect of the lake action was exhibited.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft