exemplar

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ɪɡˈzɛmplər/ UK /ɪɡˈzɛmplɑː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person or thing serving as a typical or ideal model

She is held up as an exemplar of quiet diligence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person or thing serving... model paradigm archetype prototype epitome specimen ideal

Word family

Derived forms exemplary

Related forms example exemplify exemplification

Etymology

From Latin exemplar ('a model, pattern, copy'), from exemplum ('example, sample'), from eximere ('to take out'), from ex- ('out') + emere ('to take, buy').

exemplar Latin exemplum Latin emere Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exemplar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɛmplər/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɛmplɑː/

## Meanings
1. a person or thing serving as a typical or ideal model

## Examples
- She is held up as an exemplar of quiet diligence.

## Synonyms
- model
- paradigm
- archetype
- prototype
- epitome
- specimen
- ideal

## Derived Forms
- exemplary

## Related Forms
- example
- exemplify
- exemplification

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exemplar
- Root: exemplum
- Root: emere

## Etymology
From Latin exemplar ('a model, pattern, copy'), from exemplum ('example, sample'), from eximere ('to take out'), from ex- ('out') + emere ('to take, buy').

## AI Etymology
Exemplar is from Latin exemplar ('a model, pattern, copy'), from exemplum ('example, sample'), from eximere ('to take out'), from ex- ('out') + emere ('to take, buy'). Important recorded forms include exemplar (Latin), exemplum (Latin), and emere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person or thing serving as a typical or ideal model. The wider family includes derived forms such as exemplary and related words such as example, exemplify, and exemplification.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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