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Definitions for ectype
ˈɛk taɪpec·type
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ectypenoun
A copy; usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ectypenoun
A copy.
Etymology: ἔϰτυπος.
The complex ideas of substances are ectypes, copies, but not perfect ones, not adequate. John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Ectypenoun
a copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence:
Ectypenoun
a work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely)
Ectypenoun
a copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed
Etymology: [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ectype
ek′tīp, n. a reproduction or copy.—adj. Ec′typal.—n. Ectypog′raphy. [Gr. ek, out, and typos, a figure.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ectype in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ectype in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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