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exemplar

[ ig-zem-pler, -plahr ]

noun

  1. a model or pattern to be copied or imitated:

    Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue.

  2. a typical example or instance.
  3. an original or archetype:

    Plato thought nature but a copy of ideal exemplars.

  4. a copy of a book or text.


exemplar

/ -plÉ‘Ë; ɪɡˈzÉ›mplÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model
  2. a typical specimen or instance; example
  3. a copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exemplar1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, variant of ±ð³æ±ð³¾±è±ôÄå°ù±ð, noun use of neuter of ±ð³æ±ð³¾±è±ôÄå°ù¾±²õ “relating or pertaining to a model or pattern,†replacing Middle English exaumplere, from Middle French examplaire, from Latin ±ð³æ±ð³¾±è±ôÄå°ù¾±²õ; exemplary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exemplar1

C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplum example
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Brig Guy Foden said he was a "super soldier" and in a "remarkable company stood out at the top", adding he was a "master of his profession" and an "exemplar of the Royal Anglian".

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And the more incompetent or ignorant the straight white man is, the more he is held out as the exemplar of "merit" in MAGA-speak.

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Kate – not her real name - was reacting to evidence suggesting Stephen Cottrell, now Archbishop of York, "frequently" held up David Tudor as "an exemplar of parish ministry".

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He hosts the weekly podcast and radio show “The State of Beliefâ€, distributed by Religion News Service, holding weekly conversations with inspiring spiritual leaders, civic exemplars, artists and activists.

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Gerda’s career is an exemplar of what happens when news organizations invest in local journalism, let reporters dig instead of writing clickbait and stand by them in the face of critics real and imagined.

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