Definitions for ectypeˈɛk taɪp
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•typeˈɛk taɪp(n.)
a reproduction; copy
Ref: (opposed to prototype ).
Origin of ectype:
1640–50; appar. < Gk éktypos modeled in relief; see ec -, -type
ec′ty•pal-tə pəl, -taɪ-(adj.)
Wiktionary
ectype(Noun)
A copy; usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.
Webster Dictionary
Ectype(noun)
a copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence:
Ectype(noun)
a work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely)
Ectype(noun)
a copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed
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