exemplar
noun/ɪɡˈzemplɑː(r)/
/ɪɡˈzemplɑːr/
(formal)- a person or thing that is a good or typical example of something synonym model
- Her career was an exemplar of individual success at a time of great economic hardship.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French exemplaire, from late Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplum ‘sample, imitation’, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’.Want to learn more?
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