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Word of the Day : August 2, 2021
exemplary \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\ adjective
Definition
1 a : deserving imitation : commendable; also : deserving imitation because of excellence
b : serving as a pattern
2 : serving as an example, instance, or illustration
3 : serving as a warning : monitory
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Exemplary (and its close relatives example and exemplify) derives from the Latin noun exemplum ("example"). When exemplary describes something as "excellent," it almost always carries the further suggestion that the thing described is worthy of imitation.
Aired August 2, 2021
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