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prototype

pro.to.type \'pro-t-*-.ti-p\ \.pro-t-*-'tip-ik\ n [F, fr. Gk pro-totypon, 
   fr. neut. of pro-totypos archetypal,]fr. pro-t- + typos type 1: an original 
   model on which something is patterned : ARCHETYPE  2: an individual that 
   exhibits the essential features of a later type  3: a standard or typical 
   example  - pro.to.typ.ic aj