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exemplary

exemplary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.
  2. 2.Illustrating as the proof of a thing. Fuller. Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.
  3. 3.An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] Donne.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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