exemplative

The English word “exemplative” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Serving as or providing a typical example.
Exemplary.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin exemplātīvus. Possibly attested once in Middle English, but re-borrowed as it is not attested again until the 19th century.

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