exemplar
pronunciation
How to pronounce exemplar in British English:
UK [ɪgˈzemplɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce exemplar in American English:
US [ɪɡˈzɛmˌplɑr, -plɚ]
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- Noun:
- something to be imitated
Word Origin
- exemplar (n.)
- late 14c., "original model of the universe in the mind of God," later (mid-15c.) "model of virtue," from Old French exemplaire (14c.) and directly from Late Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplum "a copy, pattern, model" (see example). Related: Exemplarily.
Example
- 1. Li 's value as a woman is as an exemplar of beauty .
- 2. Under mr blair , fusty old britain has become an international exemplar of openness .
- 3. Mr krugman has always been an exemplar of clear economic thinking and a champion of data over anecdote .
- 4. He was heralded in scholarly collections as an exemplar of the type of leader we needed in the age of the planned society .
- 5. The book represented an exemplar for future work in applied austrian economics .