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Exemplar

copy

noun ek-sem-PLAHR Less Common
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: from Latin exemplar, 'model, pattern'

Also means

specimen

Usage Note

Exemplar is a single physical copy of a book or a single specimen of a species — not an 'example' in the abstract, which is Beispiel. A library counts its Exemplare, not its Beispiele.

Examples

"Ich kaufte zwei Exemplare des Buches."

Natural Translation

I bought two copies of the book.

Literal Translation

I bought two copies of-the book.

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