Archetype and Precedent

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

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Precedent and archetype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Archetype".

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Archetype and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Precedent".

good	good archetype	good precedent
similar	similar archetype	similar precedent
certain	certain archetype	certain precedent
solid	solid archetype	solid precedent
Other adjectives: original, strong, actual, entire, real, little, bad, new, general, older.

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