"exemplar" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more exemplar [comparative], most exemplar [superlative]
Etymology: From French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example + -ar. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|exemplaire}} French exemplaire, {{der|en|la|exemplāris}} Latin exemplāris, {{surf|en|example|-ar}} By surface analysis, example + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj}} exemplar (comparative more exemplar, superlative most exemplar)
  1. (obsolete) Exemplary. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-adj-ZUbEhgUg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/ [General-American], /ɪɡˈzɛm.plɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-exemplar.ogg [General-American] Forms: exemplars [plural]
Etymology: From Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum. Doublet of exemplary. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁em-}}, {{bor|en|la|exemplar}} Latin exemplar, {{der|en|la|exemplum}} Latin exemplum, {{doublet|en|exemplary}} Doublet of exemplary Head templates: {{en-noun}} exemplar (plural exemplars)
  1. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a model. Synonyms: model Translations (something fit to be imitated): أُسْوَة (ʔuswa) [feminine] (Arabic), модел (model) [masculine] (Bulgarian), образец (obrazec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ნიმუში (nimuši) (Georgian), მოდელი (modeli) (Georgian), მაგალითი (magaliti) (Georgian), Vorbild [neuter] (German), Vergleichstück [neuter] (German), eiseamláir [feminine] (Irish), пример (primer) [masculine] (Macedonian), tauira (Maori), model [neuter] (Romanian), образе́ц (obrazéc) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-y4gaedNQ Disambiguation of 'something fit to be imitated': 73 9 2 1 6 8 1
  2. A role model.
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-cK8v~9TU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 32 7 1 19 28 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 2 9 33 8 5 15 22 6
  3. Something typical or representative of a class; an example that typifies. Synonyms: exemplar Translations (something typical or representative of a class): образец (obrazec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), пример (primer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ნიმუში (nimuši) (Georgian), მაგალითი (magaliti) (Georgian), ეგზემპლარი (egzemṗlari) (Georgian), მოდელი (modeli) (Georgian), Urbild [neuter] (German), Urgestalt [feminine] (German), esemplare [masculine] (Italian), campione [masculine] (Italian), exemplar [neuter] (Latin), примерок (primerok) [masculine] (Macedonian), tauaromahi (Maori), exemplar [neuter] (Romanian), образе́ц (obrazéc) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-pMdWEdr- Disambiguation of 'something typical or representative of a class': 1 2 92 1 1 3 1
  4. A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-5~AW4aZf
  5. A well known usage of a scientific theory.
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-bjbsQNzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 32 7 1 19 28 3
  6. A handwritten manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original copy of what gets multiply reproduced in a copy machine. Translations (handwritten manuscript): екземпляр (ekzempljar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ekzemplero (Esperanto), exemple [feminine] (French), Urschrift [feminine] (German), copia [feminine] (Latin), примерок (primerok) [masculine] (Macedonian), экземпля́р (ekzempljár) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-Jnh-hsCx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 32 7 1 19 28 3 Disambiguation of 'handwritten manuscript': 3 6 3 4 4 67 14
  7. A copy of a book or piece of writing.
    Sense id: en-exemplar-en-noun-P0qOt493
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: household deity, icon, model, patron saint, reject Holonyms: class, type

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "أُسْوَة"
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      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "word": "ნიმუში"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "modeli",
      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "word": "მოდელი"
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "magaliti",
      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "word": "მაგალითი"
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      "word": "Vorbild"
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      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Vergleichstück"
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      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "eiseamláir"
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      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
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      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "word": "tauira"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "something fit to be imitated",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "model"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "something typical or representative of a class",
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      "sense": "something typical or representative of a class",
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      "sense": "something typical or representative of a class",
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      "word": "მოდელი"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Urschrift"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "copia"
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