exemplar
/ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A well-known use of a scientific theory.
noun
A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
noun
A copy of a book or piece of writing.
Example Sentences
- "Michelangelo's "David" is an exemplar of Renaissance sculpture."
- "A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it."
- "To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars."
- "In our age we have no patterne of motherly affection more exemplare, than yours."
Etymology
From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/
- British English: /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/