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ectype

American  
[ek-tahyp] / ˈɛk taɪp /

noun

  1. a reproduction; copy (prototype ).

ectype British  
/ ˈɛktɪpəl, ˈɛkˌtaɪp /

noun

  1. a copy as distinguished from a prototype

  2. architect a cast embossed or in relief

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Other Word Forms

  • ectypal adjective

Etymology

Origin of ectype

1640–50; < Greek éktyp ( os ) wrought in relief, equivalent to ek- ec- + týp ( os ) figure (on a wall) + -os adj. suffix; akin to type

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Ectype, ek′tīp, n. a reproduction or copy.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Copy -- N. copy, facsimile, counterpart, effigies, effigy, form, likeness. image, picture, photo, xerox, similitude, semblance, ectype†, photo offset, electrotype; imitation &c.

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