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- Dictionaryexemplar/ɪɡˈzɛmplə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model: "the place is an exemplar of multicultural Britain"
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noun [ C ] formal uk / ɪɡˈzem.plɑː r/ us / ɪɡˈzem.plɑːr / Add to word list. a typical or good example of something: exemplar of It is an exemplar of a house of the period. I’ve never regarded myself as an exemplar of virtue. Synonyms. example. model. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Samples and examples. advertisement. aliquot.
The meaning of EXEMPLAR is one that serves as a model or example. How to use exemplar in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Exemplar.
Exemplar definition: a model or pattern to be copied or imitated. See examples of EXEMPLAR used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] formal us / ɪɡˈzem.plɑːr / uk / ɪɡˈzem.plɑː r/ Add to word list. a typical or good example of something: exemplar of It is an exemplar of a house of the period. I’ve never regarded myself as an exemplar of virtue. Synonyms. example. model. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Samples and examples. advertisement. aliquot.
An exemplar is someone or something that is considered to be so good that they should be copied or imitated. [ formal ] They viewed their new building as an exemplar of taste.
Notice the similarity between the words exemplar and example. This word can mean both “perfect example” and “typical example.” A fireman can be an exemplar of courage, and a building can be an exemplar of the architecture from a certain period.
1. a person or thing to be copied or imitated; model. 2. a typical specimen or instance; example. 3. (Library Science & Bibliography) a copy of a book or text on which further printings have been based. [C14: from Latin exemplarium model, from exemplum example]