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EXEMPLAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does exemplar mean?
• EXEMPLAR (noun)
The noun EXEMPLAR has 1 sense:
1. something to be imitated
Familiarity information: EXEMPLAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something to be imitated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
example; exemplar; good example; model
Context example:
he is the very model of a modern major general
Hypernyms ("exemplar" is a kind of...):
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exemplar"):
beaut; beauty (an outstanding example of its kind)
pacemaker; pacesetter (a leading instance in its field)
pattern (a model considered worthy of imitation)
prodigy (an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality)
Derivation:
exemplary (worthy of imitation)
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