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exemplar definition

ex·em·plar (eg zem′plər, -plär′; ig-)

noun

  1. a person or thing regarded as worthy of imitation; model; pattern; archetype
  2. a typical specimen or example
  3. a copy of a book, pamphlet, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr exemplaire < LL exemplarium < L exemplum, a pattern, example

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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