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prototype
an original model on which others are based
In more detail
1. (noun) the first version of something, made to test the design before producing many copies
2. (noun) a typical example of something that other things are based on
Examples
- 1. The engineers built a prototype of the new car before manufacturing it.
- 2. He is the prototype of a successful entrepreneur.
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