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proplasm
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proplasm, n. [L. proplasma, Gr. ; before + a thing formed, fr. to mold.].
A mold; a matrix. Woodward. [1913 Webster]
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Prototype
N prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type, archetype, antitype, protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm, lay-figure, text, copy, design, fugleman, keynote, die, mold, matrix, last, plasm, proplasm, protoplasm, mint, seal, punch, intaglio, negative, stamp, a precedent embalms a principle, exempla sunt odiosa.
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