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Prototype : (noun)
1: a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good
breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good
father" [syn: paradigm, epitome, image]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Prototype : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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