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   Ex·em·pla·ry

   /iɡˈzemplərē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind: "an award for exemplary community service" Similar perfectidealmodelfaultlesswithout faultcopybookflawlessimpeccableconsummateexcellentoutstandingexceptionaladmirablefinevery goodcommendablelaudablepraiseworthymeritorioushonorableestimableabove/beyond reproachblamelessirreproachableunimpeachablerare:applaudableOpposite deplorableunworthy
   • ▪ characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule: "her works are exemplary of certain feminist arguments"
   • 2. (of a punishment) serving as a warning or deterrent: "exemplary sentencing may discourage the ultraviolent minority" Similar serving as a deterrentcautionarywarningadmonitoryrare:monitory
   • ▪ (of damages) exceeding the amount needed for simple compensation.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin exemplaris, from Latin exemplum ‘sample, imitation’ (see example).

   Derivatives

   • 1. exemplarily adverb
   • 2. exemplariness noun

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   What does exemplary mean?

   • Sarah's behaviour is always exemplary. (Definition of exemplary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 優異的, 值得仿傚的, （可作）楷模的… 优异的, 值得效仿的, （可作）楷模的… ejemplar… exemplar, dissuasivo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! EXEMPLARY definition: very good and suitable to be copied by people: . Learn more.

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   What is an example of an exemplar?

   • Exemplary behavior. Serving as a model or example; worth imitating. Exemplary behavior. Serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative. Exemplary extracts. Serving as a warning or deterrent. Exemplary punishment. Deserving honour, respect and admiration. (obsolete) An example, or typical instance; an exemplar.

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   Where did the word exemplary come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word exemplary is in the early 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for exemplary is from around 1507, in a text by C. Brandon et al. exemplary is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin exemplaris.

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   What does exemplary practice mean?

   • EXEMPLARY: WORTHY OF IMITATION; COMMENDABLE; SERVING AS A DESIRABLE MODEL. For the past eight years, the Expert Review Group has worked with more than 200 schools. Approximately 20 per cent have demonstrated exemplary practice. While the remainder have been reviewed for various other reasons, many have shown evidence of satisfactory practice.

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   What does the word exemplary mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word exemplary, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. exemplary has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. philosophy (early 1600s) Christianity (early 1600s) See meaning & use.

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   EXEMPLARY definition: very good and suitable to be copied by people: . Learn more.

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   3 days ago · worthy of imitation; commendable. exemplary conduct. 2. serving as a warning. an exemplary penalty. 3. serving as an illustration or specimen; illustrative; typical. The sentences read are exemplary of the style of the essay as a whole. 4.

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   exemplary meaning: very good and suitable to be copied by people: . Learn more.

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   Exemplary definition: worthy of imitation; commendable. See examples of EXEMPLARY used in a sentence.

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