Archetype and Dupe

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Archetype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

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Dupe is an antonym for archetype.

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Dupe noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

Usage example: he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault

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Archetype is an antonym for dupe.

Nearby Words: duped, dupery, duping

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