exemplar
Syllables: ex·em·plarUK/ɛɡˈzɛm.plə//ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/
exemplar noun: something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
Noun
exemplar (plural exemplars)
- Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
- Michelangelo's "David" is an exemplar of Renaissance sculpture.
- A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it.2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4
- Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
- A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
- A well-known use of a scientific theory.
- A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
- A copy of a book or piece of writing.
- To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars.1539, Richard Taverner, “Preface”, in Taverner's Bible
Adjective
exemplar (comparative more exemplar, superlative most exemplar)
- Exemplary.
- In our age we have no patterne of motherly affection more exemplare, than yours.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
exemplar meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic
exemplar in Urdu
- مثال, نقل
exemplar in Malayalam
- perfect example, epitome, model
- അനുകരണീയമാതൃക, മഹാപ്രതീകം, നല്ല ഉദാഹരണം, കുറ്റമറ്റ മാതൃക, മികച്ചമാതൃക, ശരിയായ മാതൃക
exemplar in Arabic
- something fit to be imitated
- أُسْوَة ʔuswa
Examples of exemplar in a sentence
- The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change.
- Comic-Con International in San Diego is the exemplar of the con experience.
- The endonym is the basic toponymic exemplar and as such it needs to be understood properly.
Synonyms of exemplar
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Forms of exemplar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | exemplars |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more exemplar |
| superlative | most exemplar |
Origin of exemplar
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example + -ar. Doublet of exemplary.
Words formed from exemplar
Questions about exemplar
- What does exemplar mean?
- Exemplar means something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
- What is exemplar in Urdu?
- Exemplar in Urdu is مثال, نقل. See Exemplar meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is exemplar?
- Exemplar can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce exemplar?
- Exemplar is pronounced /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of exemplar?
- The plural of exemplar is exemplars.
Words near exemplar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exemplar (page history and authors); exemplar (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exemplar (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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