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Meaning of Exemplar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɛɡˈzɛm.plə

Definitions

  1. Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
  2. Something typical or representative; an example that typifies its class.
  3. A pattern after which others should be made; an archetype.
  4. A well-known use of a scientific theory.
  5. A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine.
  6. A copy of a book or piece of writing.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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