exemplar

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/, /ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/, /ɪɡˈzɛm.plɚ/ Hyphenation: ex‧em‧plar ==== Noun ==== exemplar (plural exemplars) Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:model Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:exemplar 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example +‎ -ar. Doublet of exemplary. ==== Adjective ==== exemplar (comparative more exemplar, superlative most exemplar) (obsolete) Exemplary. ===== Translations ===== === References === “exemplar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === “exemplar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === exampler == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [əɡ.zəmˈplar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əɡ.zəmˈpla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡ.zemˈplaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [eɡ.zemˈplar] Rhymes: (Central) -ar, (Balearic) -a, (Valencia) -aɾ Hyphenation: ex‧em‧plar === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin exemplāris. ==== Adjective ==== exemplar m or f (masculine and feminine plural exemplars) exemplary ===== Derived terms ===== exemplarisme ===== Related terms ===== exemplaritat === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin exemplar. ==== Noun ==== exemplar m (plural exemplars) copy; edition ===== Derived terms ===== exemplar d'obsequi === References === === Further reading === “exemplar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “exemplar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “exemplar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “exemplar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “exemplar” in ésAdir, El portal lingüístic de la Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. == Latin == === Etymology === Nominalization of apocopated exemplāre, neuter of exemplāris (“exemplary”), or directly from exemplum +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈsɛm.pɫar] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡˈzɛm.plar] Hyphenation: ex‧em‧plar === Noun === exemplar n (genitive exemplāris); third declension model, pattern, example, original or ideal copy Synonym: exemplāris ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== exemplārium ==== Related terms ==== exemplum ==== Descendants ==== === References === “exemplar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press exemplar in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 2539 R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “exemplar”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC “exemplar”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 622, column 1. Harm Pinkster, editor (2018), “exemplar”, in Woordenboek Latijn/Nederlands‎[2], 7th revised edition, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC Latino-Sinicum [translated as: 式樣／式样 (shìyàng); 表樣／表样 (biǎoyàng); 稿本 (gǎoběn); 法帖 (fǎtiè); 規模／规模 (guīmó)] "EXEMPLAR", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “exemplar”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers === Further reading === exemplar in Ramminger, Johann (28 July 2026 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Occitan == === Alternative forms === exemplari (Provençal) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exemplar. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === exemplar m (feminine singular exemplara, masculine plural exemplars, feminine plural exemplaras) exemplary === Noun === exemplar m (plural exemplars) copy, specimen, example == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exemplāris. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (most of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro) -aʁ, (São Paulo, Portugal) -aɾ, (Caipira) -aɻ, (Southern Portugal) -aɾi Hyphenation: e‧xem‧plar === Adjective === exemplar m or f (plural exemplares) exemplary === Noun === exemplar m (plural exemplares) example, exemplar === Further reading === “exemplar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “exemplar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “exemplar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exemplaire, from Latin exemplarium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡ.zemˈplar/ Rhymes: -ar Hyphenation: ex‧em‧plar === Noun === exemplar n (plural exemplare) copy ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “exemplar”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Alternative forms === ex (colloquial) === Etymology === From Late Latin exemplarium, from Latin exemplum. === Pronunciation === === Noun === exemplar n a copy, a specimen (one of many identical artifacts) ==== Usage notes ==== An exemplar (“copy”) is typically regarded as a fully valid instance of a work, whereas a kopia (“copy”) is often perceived as secondary to an original. For example, a newspaper is typically an exemplar (“copy”), whereas a photocopy is typically a kopia (“copy”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== exemplarframställning ==== See also ==== kopia (“copy, reproduction, duplicate”)