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.
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
Words nearby exemplar
exegetic,
exegetical,
exegetics,
exemia,
exempla,
exemplar,
exemplarism,
exemplary,
exemplary damages,
exempli causa,
exempli gratia
Example sentences from the Web for exemplar
British Dictionary definitions for exemplar
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