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exemplar

Archaic, ��·��·��

[ig-zem-pler, -plahr]

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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.

exemplar

/ -plɑː, ɪɡˈzɛmplə /

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplar¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, variant of ��𳾱��, noun use of neuter of ��𳾱�� “relating or pertaining to a model or pattern,” replacing Middle English exaumplere, from Middle French examplaire, from Latin ��𳾱��; exemplary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exemplar¹

C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplum _example

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He sees this plant as the exemplar of America First, and the preservation of economic and military superiority over China.

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He added: "I think we absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. It's as simple as that."

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Levi’s tennis partner, Cooper Schwartz, said in a post on Instagram that his friend was the “greatest work hard, play hard exemplar of all time.”

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"Richard Nixon is typically considered the modern exemplar of a dark and vindictive president," Wilson wrote for The Daily Beast in 2016.

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While tragedy taught through mythic exemplars, Athenian comedy tackled current politics directly.

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