Archetype
Archetype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: the abacus is sometimes cited as the archetype of the modern digital calculator
Forerunner and archetype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "Archetype".
Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical
Forerunner
Forerunner noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Usage example: enjoyed the demonstration of the simple hand loom that was the forerunner of today's computer-controlled looms
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Synonyms for Forerunner
Archetype and forerunner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Forerunner".
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Related pairs
- model and archetype
- model and forerunner
- pattern and archetype
- pattern and forerunner
- standard and archetype
- standard and forerunner
- prototype and archetype
- prototype and forerunner
- example and archetype
- example and forerunner
- original and archetype
- original and forerunner
- exemplar and archetype
- exemplar and forerunner
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