Exemplum

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 * Exemplum**

__Definition__: (noun) An example or model. An anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon.

__Example__: Jacques de Vitry's book of exempla, c. 1200, was one of the most famous collection of exempla.

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