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ex·em·plar I. \igˈzemplə(r), eg-, -ˌplär, -ˌplȧ(r\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English exaumplere, exemplar, from Middle French & Latin; Middle English exaumplere from Middle French exemplaire, examplaire, from Late Latin exemplarium, alteration of Latin exemplar; Middle English exemplar from Latin, from exemplum model, example, copy — more at example : one that serves as a model or example: as a. : an ideal model < Plato, the classic exemplar of the moral theory — Hunter Mead > b. : a typical or standard specimen c. : a copy of a book d. : a manuscript or copy of a text from which other copies were made e. : a philosophical archetype; specifically : universal Synonyms: see model II. adjective Etymology: Latin exemplaris obsolete : exemplary |