5
archetypes(noun, originals)
5
models(noun, verb)
5
patterns(noun, originals)
4
exemplars
4
originals(noun, originals)
4
paradigms
3
ancestors(noun, precursors)
3
figures(noun, verb)
3
forebears(noun, precursors)
3
forerunners(noun, precursors, originals)
3
norms
3
precedents(noun, precursors)
3
predecessors(noun, precursors)
3
standards
2
precursors(noun, precursors, originals)
2
paragons
2
prototype
2
specimens
1
antecedents(noun, precursors)
1
antecessors(noun, precursors)
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