prototypical
/pˌɹəʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/proh-tuh-TIH-pih-kuhl
/pˌɹoʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/proh-tuh-TIH-pih-kuhl
Meaningof the first pattern
Common meaning: being the first or most typical example
- protofirst
- typa blow; the mark it leaves; a patternLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 824 · scan
- icaladjective ending: relating to
‘first’ + ‘a blow’ → prototypical
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos) ‘a blow; the mark it leaves; a pattern’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τύπος (túpos), p. 824 · dictionary scan
Roots
- τύπος (túpos) Ancient Greek “a blow; the mark it leaves; a pattern”
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