| Concept: | [Thing copied.] Prototype. |
| Category: | 3. PARTIAL RELATION |
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-nouns
prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type; archetype, antitype; protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm; lay figure., text, copy, design; fugleman, keynote., die, mold; matrix, last, plasm; proplasm, protoplasm; mint; seal, punch, intaglio, negative; stamp.
-verbs
be an example, be a role model, set an example; set a copy.
-phrases
"a precedent embalms a principle" [Disraeli]; exempla sunt odiosa.
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| Antonyms: | copy |
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