exemplar
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin exemplum, but respelled according to Latin exemplar.
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[edit] Noun
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exemplar (plural exemplars)
- Something fit to be imitated; see ideal and model.
- Something typical or representative of a class; see example.
- A pattern after which others should be made; see archetype.
- A well known usage of a scientific theory.
- A handwritten manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original copy of what gets multiply reproduced in a copy machine.
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- See also Wikisaurus:model
- See also Wikisaurus:exemplar
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[edit] References
- exemplar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[edit] Latin
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[edit] Noun
exemplar (genitive exemplāris); n, third declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | exemplār | exemplaria |
| genitive | exemplaris | exemplarium |
| dative | exemplarī | exemplaribus |
| accusative | exemplār | exemplaria |
| ablative | exemplarī | exemplaribus |
| vocative | exemplār | exemplaria |
[edit] Synonyms
- (copy): exemplāris