English Explanatory Dictionary

exemplar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ /ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/ /ɪɡˈzɛm.plɚ/ En-us-exemplar.ogg

Word forms

exemplar exemplars more exemplar most exemplar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”). Doublet of exemplary.

Synonyms

archetype byspel case case in point embodiment epitome eponym exemplar exemplification example exemplificator Exhibit A illustration incarnation instance paradigm prototype quintessence representative sample specimen symbol ur-type icon model paragon pattern template

Derived words

counterexemplar
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