Relating to or serving as an exemplum; having the nature of an illustrative example or moral lesson.
From 'exemplum' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic.' This technical literary term emerged from medieval studies to describe texts and narratives that functioned primarily as teaching examples.
Some scholars debate whether a story is 'exemplaric' (meant to teach a lesson) or just a good story—but medieval audiences weren't making that distinction, they wanted both at once.
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