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prototypical

prototypical

7 6.8
A typical example that other things are made like
  • adjective
  • /ˌproʊtəˈtaɪpɪkəl/
: 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
714 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
701 3.4

A typical, high quality example of its kind

focuses on model status without necessarily claiming superior quality
archetypical
vsprototypical
9 7.5

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

stresses general representativeness rather than being the first model
archetypal
vsprototypical
3 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
2 8.3

Acting as a typical example or model

is about being a typical model rather than highlighting a formal pattern
prototypal
vsprototypical
1 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
1 7.1

Being the original model that others copy

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

How Typical

archetypal
3 6.8
prototypical
7 6.8
typical
714 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.