[ˈsɑːmplə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of embroidery worked in various stitches as a specimen of skill, typically containing the alphabet and some mottoes

- a representative collection or example of something
(e.g: a sampler of rock plants)

- a person or device that takes and analyses samples

- an electronic device for sampling music and sound


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting an example to be imitated): from Old French essamplaire ‘exemplar’