Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.
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Exemplar
//ɛɡˈzɛm.plə//
Synonyms for "exemplar" (120 found)
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Strong matches (36)
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leadlessonman of menmasterpiecemasterworkmirrormodelmonumentnonpareilnoospherenoumenonobject lessonoptimumparadigmparagonpatternpattern of perfectionperceptplatonic formplatonic idea
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precedentprototypequintessenceregulative first principlerelevant instancerepresentativerole modelshining examplesimple ideasoulstandardsubsistent formsymbolthe absolutethe absolute ideathe realized idealthe self-determinedtranscendent ideatranscendent nonempirical concepttranscendent universaltypetypical exampleuniversaluniversal conceptuniversal essencevery modelyardstick
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15 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أُسْوَة noun (something fit to be imitated)
Bulgarian
4 entries- екземпляр noun (handwritten manuscript)
- модел noun (something fit to be imitated)
- образец noun (something fit to be imitated)
- образец noun (something typical or representative of a class)
Esperanto
1 entries- ekzemplero noun (handwritten manuscript)
French
1 entries- exemple noun (handwritten manuscript)
Georgian
4 entries- ეგზემპლარი noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- მაგალითი noun (something fit to be imitated)
- მაგალითი noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- მოდელი noun (something fit to be imitated)
German
4 entries- Urbild noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- Urgestalt noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- Urschrift noun (handwritten manuscript)
- Vergleichstück noun (something fit to be imitated)
Irish
1 entries- eiseamláir noun (something fit to be imitated)
Italian
2 entries- campione noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- esemplare noun (something typical or representative of a class)
Latin
2 entries- copia noun (handwritten manuscript)
- exemplar noun (something typical or representative of a class)
Macedonian
3 entries- пример noun (something fit to be imitated)
- примерок noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- примерок noun (handwritten manuscript)
Māori
2 entries- tauaromahi noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- tauira noun (something fit to be imitated)
Romanian
2 entries- exemplar noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- model noun (something fit to be imitated)
Russian
3 entries- образе́ц noun (something fit to be imitated)
- образе́ц noun (something typical or representative of a class)
- экземпля́р noun (handwritten manuscript)
Spanish
2 entries- ejemplar noun (something fit to be imitated)
- ejemplar noun (something typical or representative of a class)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
My star and favourite person is Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish keyboard. He is my exemplar in keyboard playing style.
Source: tatoeba (3990159)
A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it.
Source: wiktionary
To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars.
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