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Exemplarity

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ex·em·pla·ry  (g-zmpl-r)
adj.
1. Worthy of imitation; commendable: exemplary behavior.
2. Serving as a model.
3. Serving as an illustration; typical.
4. Serving as a warning; admonitory.
[From Middle English exaumplarie, exemplere, an exemplar; see exemplar.]
exem·plari·ly (gzm-plâr-l) adv.
ex·empla·ri·ness, exem·plari·ty (gzm-plr-t) n.
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