/ig zem"pleuhr, -plahr/ , n.
1. a model or pattern to be copied or imitated: Washington is the exemplar of patriotic virtue.
2. a typical example or instance.
3. an original or archetype: Plato thought nature but a copy of ideal exemplars.
4. a copy of a book or text.
[ 1350-1400; ME exemplaris EXEMPLARY; r. ME exaumplere examplaire exemplaris ]