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Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
- Michelangelo's "David" is an exemplar of Renaissance sculpture.
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Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
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A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
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A well-known use of a scientific theory.
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A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
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A copy of a book or piece of writing.
- To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars.
syn. archetype · byspel · case · beau ideal · case in point · embodiment · epitome · eponym · exemplar · exemplification · example · exemplificator