Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A passage from a classic or standard work that is cited as an illustration or instance.
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- noun An
authoritative passage from astandard work that is oftenquoted as anillustration - noun A classic case or example.
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- noun an authoritative and often-quoted passage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : Latin locus, place + Latin classicus, belonging to the highest class.]
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New Latin
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