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exemplary

exemp·lary

US/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

worthy of imitation

  • “exemplary behavior”
  • “model citizens”
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2.

being or serving as an illustration of a type

  • “the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy”
  • “an action exemplary of his conduct”
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3.

serving to warn

  • “shook a monitory finger at him”
  • “an exemplary jail sentence”
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Origin

From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplāris (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”), from exemplum (“an example; a sample; a copy or transcript”). By surface analysis, example + -ary. Doublet of exemplar. First use appears before 1450.

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