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prototypic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-typ-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a prototype; prototypical

Etymology

Etymology tree English prototype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prototypic From prototype + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more prototypic (comparative) most prototypic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonprototypic

Synonyms

archetypal archetypical prototypal prototypical

Questions

What does prototypic mean?
Of or pertaining to a prototype; prototypical
Where does prototypic come from?
Etymology tree English prototype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prototypic From prototype + -ic.

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