Archetype and Facsimile

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

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Facsimile is an antonym for archetype.

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

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

Usage example: this is not an antique copy of the Declaration of Independence but a modern facsimile

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Archetype is an antonym for facsimile.

good	good archetype	good facsimile
female	female archetype	female facsimile
usual	usual archetype	usual facsimile
perfect	perfect archetype	perfect facsimile
Other adjectives: complete, real, giant, generic.

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