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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• pattern:
    1. I. For imitation: exemplar, exemplum: v. model. Or expr. by circuml.: p. verses, versus qui ad imitationem scribendi proponuntur, Quint. 1, 1, 35. (Not specimen in this sense: v. infr. III.)
    2. II. A sample: exemplum [not exemplar]: Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9.
    3. III. An admirable instance:
      1. 1. spĕcĭmen, ĭnis, n.: a p. of temperance and sagacity, temperantiae prudentiaeque s., Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55: Liv.
      2. 2. exemplar, āris: a p. of antique uprightness, ex. antiquae religionis, Cic. Caec. 10, 28. Also exemplum: a p. of integrity, innocentiae exemplum, id. de Or. 1, 53, 229. Phr.: a man who is a p. of modesty and chastity, (homo) unde pudoris pudicitiaeque exempla petuntur, id. Deiot. 10, 28: a p. of integrity, cujus spectata [multis magnisque rebus] singularis integritas, id. Ph. 3, 10, 26.
    4. IV. A design for manufactures: *pictura descripta.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• PATTERN
  • PROP., exemplum, exemplar (a sample; or, a model, example, and for imitation; Vid: Auct., ad Her., 4, 6, 9. ☞ Specimen, in this sense, would not be Latin): quod imitatur aliquis (that which is imitated; Vid: Quint., 10, 2, 11): a pattern for embroidery, exemplum ad imitationem acu pingendi propositum (after Quint., 1, 1, 35): to show a pattern (sample) of goods, mercis exemplum ostendere (Auct., ad Her., 4, 6, 9).
  • Figuratively, An example which deserves imitation, ad imitandum propositum exemplar; also simply exemplum, exemplar (which one is to follow): specimen (showing how a thing ought to be; ☞ never in the plur.): auctor (one who goes before as an example): a pattern of perfection, exemplum virtutis: a pattern of all perfection, auctor omnium virtutum: a pattern of innocence, innocentiae specimen: a pattern of ancient religion, exemplar antiquae religionis: a pattern of temperance and prudence, temperantiae prudentiaeque specimen: to take anything as a pattern, aliquid ad imitandum proponere; aliquid in exemplum assumere: to regard anyone as a pattern, aliquem sibi imitandum proponere; exemplum proponere sibi aliquem ad imitandum; aliquem exemplum sibi deligere; imitari aliquem: to take a pattern from anyone, exemplum ab aliquo sumere, repetere.