esemplificativo

illustrative

adjective eh-zem-plee-fee-kah-TEE-voh Less Common

Also means

exemplary

Usage Note

Esemplificativo means 'serving as an example' and is used mainly in formal or legal writing — a titolo esemplificativo ('by way of example, not exhaustive') is a fixed phrase that often replaces per esempio in legal documents. It agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Examples

"La lista è fornita a titolo esemplificativo."

Natural Translation

The list is provided for illustrative purposes.

Literal Translation

The list is provided to title illustrative.

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