Model and Precursor

Model

Model noun - An exact representation of something in greatly reduced size.

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Precursor and model are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precursor" instead a noun "Model".

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

Usage example: a precursor of the modern eggplant

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Model and precursor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Model" instead a noun "Precursor".

Nearby Word: precursory

human	human model	human precursor
old	old model	old precursor
good	good model	good precursor
original	original model	original precursor
Other adjectives: young, early, smaller, last.

After learning that Travis has a military CMR, the precursor to her law enforcement model, Kiera convinces Alec to use that to track him.

Source: Series / Continuum
The Moebius Zero prototype sports four detachable and independently maneuverable gunbarrels in a precursor to the DRAGOON system later used to great effect by certain Bigger Stick mecha like the Providence; the production model Moebius lacks these, using only the forward-fixed central cannon.

Source: Super Prototype
Tachyon - the local bag lady (who is very much like Foul Ole' Ron, complete with random gibbering, detachment from reality and vile smell, to the fact she can be considered somewhere between a Distaff Counterpart and a precursor model) - lying unconscious in an alleyway.

Source: Crazy Homeless People

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