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pro·to·type \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīp\ noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Greek prōtotypon archetype, from neuter of prōtotypos original, primitive, from prōt- prot- + typos type — more at type 1. a. (1) : an original on which a thing is modeled : pattern < romantically identifying the new republic with the ancient prototype — American Guide Series: New York > (2) : one of the ideas or patterns in the divine mind after the likeness of which created things are made — compare archetype, idea 1a b. : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later individual or species : precursor < metal-wheeled chariots, the prototype of the tanks of modern warfare — R.W.Murray > c. : an individual quality, or complex that exemplifies or serves as a standard of the essential features of a group or type : exemplar < the gangster prototype the movies have shown the world — Polly Adler > < mathematics is the prototype of logical thinking > < prototype kilogram > d. (1) also prototype airplane : the first full-scale piloted flying model of a new type of airplane (2) : the first full-scale model of a new type or design of furniture, machinery, or vehicle < prototype chair > < prototype of a new tractor engine > < prototype of a new medium tank > 2. a. : an ancestral form b. : primary type 3. : an individual that exemplifies an earlier prototype < the modern prototype of Catherine the Great — Thomas Wolfe > |