exemplary

exemplary · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromexemplāris“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”
2. Middle English · inherited fromexemplarie
3. English todayexemplary

From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplāris (“exemplary; a copy, facsimile”), from exemplum (“an example; a sample; a copy or transcript”). By surface analysis, example + -ary. Doublet of exemplar. First use appears before 1450.

exemplary · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromexemplārium
2. Middle English · inherited fromexemplarie
3. English todayexemplary

From Middle English exemplarie, from Latin exemplārium. By surface analysis, example + -ary. First use appears before 1425.

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