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exemplar
What does exemplar mean?
exemplar (noun): something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce exemplar?
/ɪɡˈzɛmplɑɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exemplar come from?
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to exemplar
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “exemplar” mean?
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
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a word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information
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something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example
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