01 n. A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a specimen; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which an artist conceives.
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A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a specimen; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which an artist conceives.“Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the sole measure of what is fit or unfit.” — South.
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A copy of a book or writing.[Obs.]