ectype
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
noun
A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.
noun
An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.
Example Sentences
- "Peireskius sent the Ectype of a Medal to Sir Robert Cotton, in which Britannia was with both a double and single N."
- "If my account is correct, both archetypes and ectypes are 'real' insofar as they are composed of ideas of sensation. But I draw a distinction that Johnson does not acknowledge, viz., a distinction between ontological and epistemic ectypes."
- "The painting traces itself from itself by suddenly appearing in these ectypes. But the ectypes only mark the final accomplishment of this sudden appearance."
- "It is likely that little attention has been paid to the archetype/ectype relationship in Kant scholarship in the English speaking world partly as a result of inconsistent translations of the German terms “Urbild” and “Nachbild” that make it difficult to even notice the relationship."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἔκτυπος