exemplar

[ ig-zem-pler, -plahr ]
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noun
  1. a model or pattern to be copied or imitated: Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue.

  2. a typical example or instance.

  1. an original or archetype: Plato thought nature but a copy of ideal exemplars.

  2. a copy of a book or text.

Origin of exemplar

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, variant of exemplāre, noun use of neuter of exemplāris “relating or pertaining to a model or pattern,” replacing Middle English exaumplere, from Middle French examplaire, from Latin exemplāris; see exemplary
  • Also Archaic, ex·am·plar [ig-zam-pler, -zahm-] /ɪgˈzæm plər, -ˈzɑm-/ .

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exemplar

/ (ɪɡˈzɛmplə, -plɑː) /


noun
  1. a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model

  2. a typical specimen or instance; example

  1. a copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based

Origin of exemplar

1
C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplum example

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