Sekirov Dictionary

exemplar

UK /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/US /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/

noun6

  1. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
  2. A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
  3. Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
  4. A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
  5. A copy of a book or piece of writing.
  6. A well-known use of a scientific theory.

adjective1

  1. (no longer used) Exemplary.
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