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exemplar

exemp·lar

UK/ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ US/ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

something to be imitated

  • “an exemplar of success”
  • “a model of clarity”
  • “he is the very model of a modern major general”

Origin

From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example + -ar. Doublet of exemplary.

Phrases

  • by way of example
  • for example
  • make an example of

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