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ˈɛk taɪpec·type

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Wiktionary

  1. ectypenoun

    A copy; usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ectypenoun

    A copy.

    Etymology: ἔϰτυπος.

    The complex ideas of substances are ectypes, copies, but not perfect ones, not adequate. John Locke.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ectypenoun

    a copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence:

  2. Ectypenoun

    a work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely)

  3. Ectypenoun

    a copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ectype

    ek′tīp, n. a reproduction or copy.—adj. Ec′typal.—n. Ectypog′raphy. [Gr. ek, out, and typos, a figure.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ectype in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ectype in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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