exemplar
[ ig-zem-pler, -plahr ]
/ ɪgˈzɛm plər, -plɑr /
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.
RELATED WORDS
epitome, paragon, archetype, prototype, pattern, specimen, copy, illustration, standard, instance, criterion, model, paradigm, type, example, mirror, exemplification
Nearby words
- exegetic,
- exegetical,
- exegetics,
- exemia,
- exempla,
- exemplarism,
- exemplary,
- exemplary damages,
- exempli causa,
- exempli gratia
Origin of exemplar
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, variant of exemplāre, noun use of neuter of exemplāris exemplary; replacing Middle English exaumplere < Middle French examplaire < Latin exemplāris
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exemplar
/ (ɪɡˈzɛmplə, -plɑː) /
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
Word Origin for exemplar
C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplum example
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exemplar
late 14c., "original model of the universe in the mind of God," later (mid-15c.) "model of virtue," from Old French exemplaire (14c.) and directly from Late Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplum (see example).
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