exemplar
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- something to be imitated“an exemplar of success”“a model of clarity”“he is the very model of a modern major general”Synonyms: examplemodelgood example
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the sole measure of what is fit or unfit.— South.[1913 Webster]
2.A copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] --Udall. [1913 Webster]
Exemplar \Ex*em"plar\, a. Exemplary. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The exemplar piety of the father of a family. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]