prototypic

pro·to·type

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-tuh-tahyp]
- /ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp/
- /prˌəʊtəʊtˈɪpɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-tuh-tahyp]
- /ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp/

Definitions of prototypic word

noun prototypic the original or model on which something is based or formed. 1
noun prototypic someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist. 1
noun prototypic something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing. 1
noun prototypic Biology. an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group. 1
verb with object prototypic to create the prototype or an experimental model of: to prototype a solar-power car. 1

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Origin of prototypic

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; < New Latin prōtotypon < Greek prōtótypon, noun use of neuter of prōtótypos original. See proto-, type

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Parts of speech for Prototypic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prototypic

prototypic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for prototypic

adj prototypic

in character — the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
matter-of-course — occurring or proceeding in or as if in the logical, natural, or customary course of things; expected or inevitable.

adjective prototypic

archetypic — Archetypical.
archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.

All 4 Synonyms of prototypic