Definitions for: Prototype

[n] a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pro"to*type, n. [F., from L. prototypus original,
primitive, Gr. ?, ?; ? first + ? type, model. See Proto-,
and Type]
An original or model after which anything is copied; the
pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied,
cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.

They will turn their backs on it, like their great
precursor and prototype. --Burke.

Synonyms: epitome, image, paradigm

See Also: concentrate, example, imago, model

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