exemplar
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exemplar¹
- /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ UK
- /ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ UK
- /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/ US
- /ɪɡˈzɛm.plɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
noun exemplars
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Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
Michelangelo's "David" is an exemplar of Renaissance sculpture.
Similar: archetype, epitome, example, exemplar, icon, model, paradigm, paragon, pattern, quintessence, template
- Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
- A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
- A well-known use of a scientific theory.
- A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
- A copy of a book or piece of writing. To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars.
Similar: archetype, byspel, case, beau ideal, case in point, embodiment, epitome, eponym, exemplar, exemplification, example, exemplificator, Exhibit A, illustration, incarnation, instance, paradigm, prototype, quintessence, representative, sample, specimen, symbol, ur-type
exemplar²
Where it comes from
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example + -ar. Doublet of exemplary.
adjective more exemplar · most exemplar
- Exemplary. In our age we have no patterne of motherly affection more exemplare, than yours.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: archetype, byspel, case, beau ideal, case in point, embodiment, epitome, eponym, exemplar, exemplification, example, exemplificator, Exhibit A, illustration, incarnation, instance, paradigm, prototype, quintessence, representative, sample, specimen, symbol, ur-type
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noun copy
| Español | ejemplar, ejemplario |
|---|
noun something fit to be imitated
| Español | ejemplar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Vorbild, Vergleichstück |
| Română | model |
| Русский | образе́ц obrazéc |
| العربية | أُسْوَة ʔuswa |
noun something typical or representative of a class
| Español | ejemplar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Urbild, Urgestalt |
| Italiano | esemplare, campione |
| Română | exemplar |
| Русский | образе́ц obrazéc |
noun handwritten manuscript
| Français | exemple |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Urschrift |
| Русский | экземпля́р ekzempljár |
Talk about this word "exemplar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exemplar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exemplar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exemplar "exemplar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exemplar.Cite this
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title = {exemplar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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