1. (n.) A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a specimen\; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which an artist conceives.

2. (n.) A copy of a book or writing.

3. (a.) Exemplary.

Geistesgeschichte Hegelian idea Kantian idea Platonic form Platonic idea archetype beau ideal case case in point classic complex idea demonstration emblem eternal object eternal universal example exemplification explanation exponent formal cause good example highest category history of ideas ideal idealism ideate ideatum idee-force illustration innate idea instance man of men masterpiece masterwork mirror model nonpareil noosphere noumenon object lesson paradigm paragon pattern pattern of perfection percept prototype quintessence regulative first principle relevant instance representative shining example simple idea soul standard subsistent form symbol the Absolute the Absolute Idea the Self-determined the realized ideal transcendent idea transcendent nonempirical concept transcendent universal type typical example universal universal concept universal essence very model