exemplar

exemplar · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromexemplum“example”
2. Latin · derived fromexemplar
3. Middle French · derived fromexemplair
4. Middle English · inherited fromexempler
5. English todayexemplar

From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplair, and its source, Latin exemplar, from Latin exemplum (“example”).

exemplar · adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromexemplāris
2. Middle French · derived fromexemplaire
3. Middle English · inherited fromexempler
4. English todayexemplar

From Middle English exempler, from Middle French exemplaire, and its source, Latin exemplāris. By surface analysis, example + -ar. Doublet of exemplary.

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