n. Function: noun
1 a first form from which copies or reproductions can be produced FF1C; students copying the da Vinci original FF1E;
Synonyms: archetype, protoplast, prototype
Related Words: forerunner, mother, precursor; model, pattern; precedent
Contrasted Words: dummy, imitation, simulacrum; counterfeit, fake, forgery
Antonyms: copy, reproduction
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Synonyms: INNOVATOR , introducer, inventor, originator
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Synonyms: ECCENTRIC , case, character, ||duck, oddball, oddity, quiz, ||spook, ||wack, zombie