prototypical

adjective

pro·​to·​typ·​i·​cal ˌprō-tə-ˈti-pi-kəl How to pronounce prototypical (audio)
variants or less commonly prototypic
: of, relating to, or being a prototype
prototypically adverb

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Matt Adkisson is almost your prototypical lifelong entrepreneur. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024 The prototypical image of a successful negotiator is someone who is competent, confident, and in control — characteristics that are not always readily applied to disabled people. Terri R. Kurtzberg and Mason Ameri, Harvard Business Review, 18 Nov. 2024 Trump derides Cheney as the prototypical hawkish Republican, blaming the former Wyoming congresswoman for plunging the U.S. into foreign conflicts like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and risking a wider global conflict with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024 Brown does not have prototypical size, listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, but the Naples, Fla., native loves his role on the team. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prototypical 

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prototypical was in 1650

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“Prototypical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prototypical. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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