7
mould(noun, archetype)
7
antecedent(noun, original, example, precursor)
7
criterion(noun, fake, measure, copy, belief)
7
norm(noun, measure, model, original, outline)
7
illustration(noun, model, reproduction, part, fake)
6
ancestor(noun, original, example, precursor)
6
classic(noun, model)
6
figure(noun, verb, model, outline, master)
6
form(noun, verb, model, pattern, frequency)
6
image(noun, adjective, model)
6
prodigy
5
yardstick
5
case(noun, part, model, sample, instance)
5
design(noun, model, outline, master, pattern)
5
embodiment
5
first(noun, original, example)
5
shape(noun, verb)
4
benchmark
4
blueprint(noun, plan, model, outline)
4
personification(noun, model, pattern)
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