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ex·em·pla·ry

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–adjective

1.	worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary conduct.

2.	serving as a warning: an exemplary penalty.

3.	serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical: The sentences read are exemplary of the style of the essay as a whole.

4.	serving as a model or pattern: The authoritative and exemplary text of the work is in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University.

5.	of, pertaining to, or composed of exempla: the exemplary literature of the medieval period.

[Origin: 1400–50 for earlier sense “model, exemplar”; 1580–90 for def. 1; late ME (n.) < L exemplāris. See exemplum, -ary

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—Related forms

ex·em·pla·ri·ly, adverb

ex·em·pla·ri·ness, ex·em·plar·i·ty, noun

—Synonyms 1. laudable, noteworthy, praiseworthy.

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ex·em·pla·ry Audio Help (ĭg-zěm'plə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior.
Serving as a model.
Serving as an illustration; typical.
Serving as a warning; admonitory.

[From Middle English exaumplarie, exemplere, an exemplar; see exemplar.]

ex'em·plar'i·ly (ěg'zəm-plâr'ə-lē) adv., ex·em'pla·ri·ness, ex'em·plar'i·ty (ěg'zəm-plār'ĭ-tē) n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exemplary

1589 (exemplar is attested from 1393), from M.Fr. exemplaire, from L. exemplaris "that serves as an example," from exemplum "example." Exemplify is from c.1430.

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exemplary
adjective
1.	worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
2.	being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: emblematic]
3.	serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory]

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exemplary [igˈzempləri] adjective

worth following as an example
Example: His behaviour is always exemplary.

Arabic:	مِثالي، قُدْوَه، نَموذَجي
Chinese (Simplified):	可做模范的
Chinese (Traditional):	可做模範的
Czech:	příkladný
Danish:	eksemplarisk
Dutch:	voorbeeldig
Estonian:	eeskujulik
Finnish:	esimerkillinen
French:	exemplaire
German:	vorbildlich
Greek:	παραδειγματικός
Hungarian:	példaszerű
Icelandic:	fyrirmyndar-
Indonesian:	teladan
Italian:	esemplare

Japanese:	模範的な
Korean:	모범적인
Latvian:	parauga-
Lithuanian:	pavyzdingas
Norwegian:	eksemplarisk, forbilledlig
Polish:	wzorowy, przykładny
Portuguese (Brazil):	exemplar
Portuguese (Portugal):	exemplar
Romanian:	exemplar
Russian:	образцовый
Slovak:	príkladný
Slovenian:	zgleden
Spanish:	ejemplar
Swedish:	exemplarisk, mönstergill
Turkish:	örnek (alınacak)

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Exemplary

Ex"am*pla*ry\, a. [From Example, cf. Exemplary.] Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. [Obs.] --Hooker.

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Exemplary

Ex"em*pla*ry\, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See Exemplar.]

1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.

[Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. --Bacon.

2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.

3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller.

Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.

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