Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
prototypal .
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- adjective
constituting orrepresenting anoriginal type of something that others aremodelled on, orderived from
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- adjective representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
Etymologies
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Examples
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"There are liquidity funds that operate under the same statutes as hedge funds that blew up, even though they aren't what you call a prototypical hedge fund," Plaze said.
SEC defends tighter rules for some hedge funds - MarketWatch
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Romer and Bernstein produced a paper that puts the multiplier at about 1.5 for what they called a prototypical plan.
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Mr. Dodd, 65, is often described as a prototypical creature of the Senate.
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In fact, Koestler succeeded in achieving several things that transcended his own time and made him into what Danilo Kiš called the prototypical Central European intellectual.
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In fact, Koestler succeeded in achieving several things that transcended his own time and made him into what Danilo Kiš called the prototypical Central European intellectual.
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Oh, someone will be penciled in there, but it won't be what you'd call a prototypical No. 3 hitter, because the Mariners don't have one of those, at least not readily apparent.
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He is also what Deborah Mash calls the prototypical "dangerous evangelizing lay-provider."
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He is also what Deborah Mash calls the prototypical "dangerous evangelizing lay-provider."
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He is also what Deborah Mash calls the prototypical "dangerous evangelizing lay-provider."
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Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic In fact, Koestler succeeded in achieving several things that transcended his own time and made him into what Danilo Kiš called the prototypical Central European intellectual.
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