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ectype

[ ek-tahyp ]
/ ˈɛk taɪp /
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noun
a reproduction; copy (opposed to prototype).
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM ectype

ec·ty·pal [ek-tuh-puhl, -tahy-], /ˈɛk tə pəl, -taɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby ectype

ectozoic, ectozoon, Ectrin, ectrodactylism, ectromelia, ectype, ECU, Ecua., Ecuador, Ecuadorean, ecumene
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Words related to ectype

image, model, photocopy, photograph, portrait, print, replica, reproduction, transcript, type, archetype, carbon, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto, effigy, ersatz, facsimile

British Dictionary definitions for ectype

ectype
/ (ˈɛkˌtaɪp) /
noun
a copy as distinguished from a prototype
architect a cast embossed or in relief

Derived forms of ectype

ectypal (ˈɛktɪpəl), adjective

Word Origin for ectype

C17: from Greek ektupos worked in relief, from ek- out of + tupos mould; see type
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