| a. | 1. | Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; | |||
| 2. | Serving as a warning; monitory; | ||||
| 3. | Illustrating as the proof of a thing.
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| n. | 1. | An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. | |||
| Adj. | 1. | exemplary - worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" Synonyms: model |
| 2. | exemplary - being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct"; Synonyms: typic, emblematic | |
| 3. | exemplary - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" |
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