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sampler.

A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsæmplɚ/General-American
  1. A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.

Where this word comes from

From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.

noun/ˈsæmplɚ//ˈsæmpəlɚ/
  1. Someone whose job is to take samples.

  2. A device that takes samples.

  3. An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.

  4. A representative selection of a larger group.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin eximō Latin exemplumbor. Old French essainplebor. Middle English saumple English sample English -er English sampler From sample + -er.

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