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exemplar
[ ig-zem-pler, -plahr ]
noun
- a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:
Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue.
- a typical example or instance.
- an original or archetype:
Plato thought nature but a copy of ideal exemplars.
- a copy of a book or text.
exemplar
/ -plɑː; ɪɡˈzɛmplə /
noun
- a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model
- a typical specimen or instance; example
- a copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exemplar1
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Example Sentences
This “happiness” poster child makes an odd exemplar for the 21st century.
Unlike Russia, their country is a world soccer power, with an open, democratic society, a civic exemplar.
The novel is simultaneously a celebration and an exemplar of the joys of storytelling.
Those who loved Pete will miss him desperately, and cherish his memory as an exemplar of integrity, courage, and grace under fire.
Yet the book, curiously, was not considered an outstanding exemplar.
It certainly seems clear that he took the son of Maya, rather than the child of Mary, as his exemplar.
We form our groups round certain selected Kinds, each of which serves as a sort of exemplar of its group.
But its development was scarcely appreciable, from lack of opportunity and of exemplar.
Who would expect Sir Sidney Lee to have had so remote an exemplar?
Dr. Thomas belongs to the Masonic fraternity and is a faithful exemplar of the teachings of the craft.
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