prototypical
- adjective
- /ˌproʊtəˈtaɪpɪkəl/
- This book is considered a prototypical example of modernist literature.
- prototypical hero
- prototypical situation
- prototypical male
Who is the prototypical nice guy avatar?
- Who is the prototypical nice guy avatar?
- But the sort of prototypical middle of the road guy father approaches it this way.
- So you know, a prototypical example of bullshit is a commercial television commercial.
- That's how your biology is designed to work is through very archetypal prototypical expected cycles.
- What would you say to the person who feels that the the prototypical avatar for the I struggle to make new friends.
Examples
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So of course, this is one of the prototypical examples in science fiction of smart clothing.
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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.
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OK, so that's a a prototypical example of a galvanic cell.
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So let's draw the skeletal structure of a prototypical amino acid.
Synonyms
Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group
A typical, high quality example of its kind
A very typical example showing the main features of something
Acting as a typical example or model
A very typical example of a person or thing that others copy
Being the original or typical example that others are based on
Being the original model that others copy
How Typical
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.