EXEM'PLAR, noun egzem'plar. [Latin See Example.] 1. A model, original or pattern, to be copies or imitated. 2. The idea or image of a thing, formed in the mind or an artist, by which he conducts his work; the ideal model which he attempts to imitate.
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