Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exhibit a

/iɡˈzibət ˌeɪ̯/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: Ex-hib-it A
IPA: /iɡˈzibət ˌeɪ̯/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The foremost example, often with a negative connotation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The legislature can’t fight corruption when the politicians are Exhibit A."
"Exhibit A—I had a boyfriend once. I was fifteen. He was fifteen. He had green eyes and floppy hair and liked Vampire Weekend, and if that doesn't guarantee a life of shared bliss, I don't know what does."
"From 1924 onwards my little collection of evidence contained a mixture of literary references. Exhibit A was Evelyn Waugh in Vile Bodies (published in 1930): […]"
"Characters commenting on their own predicament as though they were the armchair jokesters of MST3K is almost never as smart as a film’s creative team thinks it is—something for which Urban Legend serves as Exhibit A."
"When countries break those pledges, they create a world of insecurity for everyone. Exhibit A: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."

Etymology

From the conventional way of labelling the first piece of physical evidence used in a criminal trial.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /iɡˈzibət ˌeɪ̯/
British English: /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt ˌeɪ̯/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce exhibit a?: The recorded pronunciation is /iɡˈzibət ˌeɪ̯/.
What does exhibit a mean?: The foremost example, often with a negative connotation.
Where does exhibit a come from?: From the conventional way of labelling the first piece of physical evidence used in a criminal trial.

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