| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | imitation, replica |
| Synonyms: | cartoon, clone, copy, copycat, dead ringer, ditto*, dummy, duplicate, effigy, engraving, facsimile, figure, figurine, game plan, illustration, image, knock-off, layout, look-alike, miniature, mock-up, painting, paste-up, photograph, picture, pocket, portrait, print, relief, representation, ringer, setup, sketch, spitting image, statue, statuette, tracing, visual |
| Main Entry: | rough diamond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rough copy |
| Synonyms: | design, diamond in the rough, first draft, first stab, mock-up, raw material, rough outline, rough sketch, study, unlicked cub |
| 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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