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exemplar

Definition of exemplar

noun

  • a person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model:the place is an exemplar of multicultural Britain

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French exemplaire, from late Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplum 'sample, imitation' (see example)

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