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Definition of: exemplar
(ig·zem′plər, -plär) noun
1. A model, pattern, or original, to be copied or imitated.
2. The mental conception or image of something to be produced.
3. A specimen or transcript; especially, a specimen copy of a book or writing.
4. A typical example; archetype. See synonyms under EXAMPLE. [<OF exemplaire <L exemplarium <exemplum EXAMPLE; infl. in form by L exemplar typical <exemplum]
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