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Examples of prototype in a Sentence
They tested the prototype of the car.
He is developing a prototype for his invention.
He is the prototype of a conservative businessman.
The Sherlock Holmes stories are the prototypes of modern detective stories.
Recent Examples of prototype from the Web
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The suit is just a prototype, but the creators eventually want anyone to be able to wear it anywhere.
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Most, however, argue that the Half Disme was meant to be a prototype or just pattern coinage, but George Washington's State of the Union Address on November 6 of the same year may indicate otherwise.
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Two months after showing off a few prototypes from her Good American maternity denim line, Kardashian debuted the collection — aptly titled Good Mama — by posing for it herself.
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The restaurant at 2530 Kirk Road, just north of Butterfield Road, is a new Wendy’s prototype, only the third of its kind in Illinois.
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And so, the group developed a prototype floating robot that cleaned up trash from the river.
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But investigators say engineers were never directly involved in Verrückt's conception or design and that Henry, Schooley and their team completed a prototype within 36 days.
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Photos by by Piers Taylor via Dezeen British architecture practice Invisible Studio, known for its environmentally sensitive work, has created a prototype of a tiny prefab trailer that cost just £20,000, or about $28,000, to build.
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Icon printed a prototype home in Austin and has tuned its process in anticipation of conditions and materials available in El Salvador.
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Did You Know?
The prefix prot-, or proto-, comes from Greek and has the basic meaning "first in time" or "first formed." A prototype is someone or something that serves as a model or inspiration for those that come later. A successful fund-raising campaign can serve as a prototype for future campaigns. The legendary Robin Hood, the "prototypical" kindhearted and honorable outlaw, has been the inspiration for countless other romantic heroes. And for over a century, Vincent van Gogh has been the prototype of the brilliant, tortured artist who is unappreciated in his own time.
Origin and Etymology of prototype
First Known Use: 1552
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearprototype Synonyms
Synonyms
ancestor, antecedent, archetype, daddy, foregoer, forerunner, granddaddy (also grandaddy), precursor, predecessor;
Antonyms
descendant (also descendent);
PROTOTYPE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of prototype for English Language Learners
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: an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed
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: someone or something that has the typical qualities of a particular group, kind, etc.
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: a first or early example that is used as a model for what comes later
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