| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·em·pla·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   g-z m pl -r |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior. 2. Serving as a model. 3. Serving as an illustration; typical. 4. Serving as a warning; admonitory. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English exaumplarie, exemplere, an exemplar. See exemplar. | | OTHER FORMS: | ex em·plari·ly (gzm-plâr-l) —ADVERB
ex·empla·ri·ness, exem·plari·ty (gzm-pl r-t) —NOUN
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