classic example
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- noun
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ejemplo clásico
- The communist nations were a classic example, but by no means the only example.
- provide a classic example
I mean, the best, most classic example is Star Wars Darth Vader, right?
- I mean, the best, most classic example is Star Wars Darth Vader, right?
- Well, I think one of the classic examples is that they move really fast.
- OK silk is a classic example of a natural filament fiber.
- Here was a classic example of the definition of dyslexia.
- So with Brian, he's a classic example of that, where on paper his life was amazing.
- We saw a classic example of this with Pasteur. Another great example is with Henry Ford.
- Well, yeah, I feel like he's a classic example of someone who's been far too exposed to, like, toxic, negative things.
- Because one of the examples I give is this classic example from the philosophy of memory, sort of back in the Enlightenment.
- And just a really, really classic example of exactly what, you know, what I think motivates me to be pro immigration.
Examples
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The weather is a classic example of a chaotic system.
Academic text (2000) -
So this is a classic example of, of uncertainty generating a fear bias, right?
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So just a classic example of putting in the work right?
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Well, I think one of the classic examples is that they move really fast.
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Here is a classic example.
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Silicon Valley Bank is a classic example of a bank run.
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And one of the classic examples of this is quartz.
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The small sample of Paleoindian remains is the classic example of this problem.
Academic text (1996) -
The Angolan war provides a classic example of all the deficiencies of U.S. media coverage of African affairs.
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The Great Wall of China is a classic example of ancient engineering.
Synonyms
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3.5
A typical example of a situation or problem
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A passage in a book or article often used as the best example of an idea
How Representative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a typical or widely recognized instance' is directly composed from 'classic' (quintessential, standard) + 'example' (a particular instance), so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a common, cross-linguistic combinational pattern and follows ordinary adjective + noun composition, making it immediately comprehensible at B1.
Etymology
Classic example uses classic to mean an old, well-known model that people know and example to mean a clear case. So a classic example is a well-known instance that shows an idea or a 'typical' case.