ejemplificar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exemplificare, from Latin exemplum (example).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /exemplifiˈkaɾ/ [e.xẽm.pli.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧jem‧pli‧fi‧car

Verb

ejemplificar (first-person singular present ejemplifico, first-person singular preterite ejemplifiqué, past participle ejemplificado)

  1. to exemplify; to give an example
    • 2015 July 27, “Jimmy Cliff: “Bob Marley no fue el artista más importante para el ‘reggae””, in El País[1]:
      Con una intensa voz aguda, Cliff, que trabaja en un nuevo disco que verá la luz a principios de 2016, combinó desde entonces trabajos de solidaridad con grandes causas políticas o sociales, atendiendo especialmente al continente africano, con un declarado acercamiento al pop, ejemplificado en la popular Many Rivers to Cross.
      With an intense high-pitched voice, Cliff, who is working on a new album that will be released in early 2016, has since combined solidarity work with major political or social causes, paying special attention to the African continent, with a declared approach to pop, exemplified at the popular Many Rivers to Cross.

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