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exemplar

/ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ noun

In Latin: exemplar Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exemplar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Something to be imitated.
    an exemplar of success

Origin

From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

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