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protype.

archetype, exemplar

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. archetype, exemplar

Where this word comes from

From pro- + type, or else a learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρότυπον (prótupon, “model”), the nominalized neuter form of Koine Greek πρότυπος (prótupos, “serving as a model”), from πρό (pró) + τύπος (túpos).

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