Definitions for exempla

exempla ex·em·pla

Spelling: [ig-zem-pluh]
IPA: /ɪgˈzɛm plə/

Exempla is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in exempla (aeelmpx).

Definitions for exempla

noun

  1. plural of exemplum.
  2. an example or model.
  3. an anecdote that illustrates or supports a moral point, as in a medieval sermon.

Origin of exempla

1885-90; Late Latin, Latin: literally, a pattern, model, copy

Examples for exempla

Verba movent, exempla trahunt—words can move, example attract.

The exempla, in five books, was a history of Roman manners and customs.

Quare visum illis hoc ad tempus subticeri posse, cum alia exempla resuscitatorum suppeterent.

exempla, in at least five Books, treating of the history of Roman manners.

For numerous references, see the exempla of Jacques de Vitry, ed.

See further references in the exempla of Jacques de Vitry, ed.

exempla duo, quæ pravitatis humanæ vim animo meo luculenter exhibent, non proferre non possum.

Caesarius narrates a great many other exempla concerning nuns, but I have quoted the most characteristic.

Word Value for exempla
Scrable

18

Words with friends

21

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