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exemplary
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
exemplary
(adjective)
exemplary
/ɪg
ˈ
zɛmpləri/
adjective
exemplary
/ɪg
ˈ
zɛmpləri/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXEMPLARY
[
more exemplary; most exemplary
]
1
:
extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied
We congratulated him on his
exemplary
[=
outstanding
,
excellent
] work.
an
exemplary
school
an
exemplary
citizen
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2
formal
:
serving as an example of something
—
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of
a style
exemplary of
romanticism
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