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prototypical

pro·to·ty·pical

UK/ˌpɹəʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/ US/ˌpɹəʊtəʊ-/ uncommon

adjective

1.

representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

  • “archetypal patterns”
  • “she was the prototypal student activist”
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Origin

From prototype + -ical.

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