Meaning of PROTOTYPE
| Pronunciation: | | 'prowtutIp
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| | Definition: | | [n] a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" |
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| | Synonyms: | | epitome, image, paradigm |
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| | See Also: | | concentrate, example, imago, model | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro"to*type\, n. [F., from L. prototypus original,
primitive, Gr. ?, ?; ? first + ? type, model. See {Proto-},
and {Type}]
An original or model after which anything is copied; the
pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied,
cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.
They will turn their backs on it, like their great
precursor and prototype. --Burke.
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