exemplariness

Variant of exemplary

adjective

  1. serving as a model or example; worth imitating: exemplary behavior
  2. serving as a warning or deterrent: exemplary punishment
  3. serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative: exemplary extracts

Origin: LL exemplaris: see exemplar

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