prototypal

Definition of Prototypal in English :

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Adjective

1. archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical

representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

Example Sentences:
'archetypal patterns'
'she was the prototypal student activist'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prototypal

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noun

1.

one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially

2.

a person or thing that serves as an example of a type

3. biology

the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype

Prototypal

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noun

1.

the first thing or being of its kind; original; model; pattern; archetype

2.

a person or thing that serves as a model for one of a later period

3.

a full-scale, operational model, used for demonstration or testing, that incorporates a new design or features

4.

a perfect example of a particular type

Prototypal

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n.

1. An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard: "The abolitionists were the prototype of modern citizen activism" (Adam Hochschild).

2. An original, full-scale, and usually working model of a new product or new version of an existing product.

3. A typical example of a class or category: "He fit the prototype of the artist as social misfit and compulsive contrarian" (Stephen Holden).

tr.v. pro·to·typed, pro·to·typ·ing, pro·to·types

To make a prototype of (a product).

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