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prototypical

prototypical

7 6.8
A typical example that other things are made like
  • adjective
  • /ˌproʊtəˈtaɪpɪkəl/
translation icon : prototípico
  • This book is considered a prototypical example of modernist literature.
  • prototypical hero
  • prototypical situation
  • prototypical male

Who is the prototypical nice guy avatar?

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Examples

  • So of course, this is one of the prototypical examples in science fiction of smart clothing.

  • Figure 2 presents a prototypical instance of the concept of an accounting transaction or event.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Since World War II, Japanese foreign policy has presented a prototypical example of a "trading state."

    Academic text (1992)
  • For Paul, the prototypical human ideal is best represented by the free Jewish man.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There are players on this team who are not prototypical Steelers, and it shows.

    Blog text (22)
  • To what extent do prototypical members of different political parties agree with the beliefs listed below?

    Academic text (2003)
  • The names of some species contain a qualifier that identifies them as the prototypical member of a particular group of species.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I have attempted to illustrate the model using prototypical situations in different contexts.

    Academic text (1990)
  • OK, so that's a a prototypical example of a galvanic cell.

  • So let's draw the skeletal structure of a prototypical amino acid.

Synonyms

typical
vsprototypical
843 1.0

Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group

is more about being a model or original example than just usual
classic
vsprototypical
539 3.4

A typical, high quality example of its kind

focuses on model status without necessarily claiming superior quality
archetypal
vsprototypical
11 6.8

A very typical example showing the main features of something

is more general meaning a representative example rather than ideal perfection
paradigmatic
vsprototypical
  • Formal
1 8.3

Acting as a typical example or model

is about being a typical model rather than highlighting a formal pattern
archetypical
vsprototypical
1 7.5

A very typical example of a person or thing that others copy

stresses general representativeness rather than being the first model
prototypal
vsprototypical
7.7

Being the original or typical example that others are based on

is broader and means a typical example rather than the first model
prototypic
vsprototypical
7.1

Being the original model that others copy

focuses on being the standard example rather than just the early model

How Typical

archetypal
11 6.8
prototypical
7 6.8
typical
843 1.0

Surface Forms

prototypical positive
prototypically positive

Morphology

prototypical = prototype (transparent) = prototype + ical

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ical' to the familiar noun 'prototype', yielding an adjective meaning 'typical of or relating to a prototype'.

Etymology

The word prototypical comes from the parts proto- meaning 'first' and type meaning 'model' or 'form', the same parts you see in prototype and typical. So, a prototypical thing is the original or most typical example that others follow.