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Noun

1. A [[primitive]], [[seminal]], or [[prototypical]] [[example]] of an [[artistic]] [[genre]] or the [[basis]] of an [[ideological]] [[movement]].
2. {{lb|en|music|linguistics|anthropology}} The original [[version]] of a piece of music or text, often as created by the [[composer]] or [[writer]].

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