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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXEM'PLAR, n. egzem'plar. [L. See Example.]
1. A model, original or pattern, to be copies or imitated.
2. The idea or image of a thing, formed in the mind or an artist, by which he conducts his work; the ideal model which he attempts to imitate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" [syn: exemplar, example, model, good example]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from exemplum example Date: 15th century one that serves as a model or example: as a. an ideal model b. a typical or standard specimen <an exemplar of medieval architecture> c. a copy of a book or writing d. idea 1a Synonyms: see model

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a model or pattern. 2 a typical instance of a class of things. 3 a parallel instance. Etymology: ME f. OF exemplaire f. LL exemplarium (as EXAMPLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exemplar Ex*em"plar, n. [L. exemplar, exemplum: cf. F. exemplaire. See Example, and cf. Examper, Sampler.] 1. A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a specimen; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which an artist conceives. Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the sole measure of what is fit or unfit. --South. 2. A copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] --Udall.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Exemplar Ex*em"plar, a. Exemplary. [Obs.] The exemplar piety of the father of a family. --Jer. Taylor.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(exemplars) 1. An exemplar is someone or something that is considered to be so good that they should be copied or imitated. (FORMAL) They viewed their new building as an exemplar of taste. = example N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. An exemplar is a typical example of a group or class of things. (FORMAL) One of the wittiest exemplars of the technique was M. C. Escher. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pattern, model, copy, example, prototype, archetype.

Moby Thesaurus

Geistesgeschichte, Hegelian idea, Kantian idea, Platonic form, Platonic idea, archetype, beau ideal, case, case in point, classic, complex idea, demonstration, emblem, eternal object, eternal universal, example, exemplification, explanation, exponent, formal cause, good example, highest category, history of ideas, ideal, idealism, ideate, ideatum, idee-force, illustration, innate idea, instance, man of men, masterpiece, masterwork, mirror, model, nonpareil, noosphere, noumenon, object lesson, paradigm, paragon, pattern, pattern of perfection, percept, prototype, quintessence, regulative first principle, relevant instance, representative, shining example, simple idea, soul, standard, subsistent form, symbol, the Absolute, the Absolute Idea, the Self-determined, the realized ideal, transcendent idea, transcendent nonempirical concept, transcendent universal, type, typical example, universal, universal concept, universal essence, very model