5
yardstick(noun, prototype)
5
master(noun, start)
5
representative(noun, type, case, model, pattern)
4
criterion(noun, fake, measure, copy, belief)
4
forerunner(noun, original, pattern, example, sample)
4
specimen(noun, part, type, case, model)
4
benchmark
4
genotype(noun, prototype)
4
impression(noun, reproduction, study, type, copy)
4
personification(noun, expression, form, appearance, type)
4
pilot
4
sample(noun, part, type, fake, copy)
3
antitype(noun, prototype)
3
classic(noun, model, epitome)
3
antecedent
3
case(noun, part, type, model, sample)
3
dad(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
guide(noun, model, outline, prototype)
3
illustration(noun, part, type, fake, copy)
3
instance(noun, part, type, case, model)
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