Exemplar and Original

Exemplar

Exemplar noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Original and exemplar are semantically related in pattern topic. In some cases you can use "Original" instead a noun "Exemplar", when it comes to topics like example, representation, archetype.

Nearby Word: exemplary

Original noun - Something from which copies are made.

Usage example: please make copies to hand out, but keep the original

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Exemplar and original are semantically related in pattern topic. Sometimes you can use "Exemplar" instead a noun "Original", if it concerns topics such as standard, example, representation, archetype.

true	true exemplar	true original
real	real exemplar	real original

Its actually specifically mentioned in a few of the original stories (Fey 1 being the one I can find in a pinch) that being an Exemplar (Mutant with Most Common Superpower as an actual power) specifically invokes this trope.

Source: The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body

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Original and Exemplar. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exemplar/original

Exemplar & Original. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exemplar/original>.

Original or Exemplar. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exemplar/original.

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