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