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prototype noun The prefix prot-, or proto-, comes from Greek and has the basic meaning "first in time" or "first formed." A prototype is someone or something that serves as a model or inspiration for those that come later. A successful fund-raising campaign can serve as a prototype for future campaigns. The legendary Robin Hood, the "prototypical" kindhearted and honorable outlaw, has been the inspiration for countless other romantic heroes. And for over a century, Vincent van Gogh has been the prototype of the brilliant, tortured artist who is unappreciated in his own time. 1 : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype2 : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type3 : a standard or typical example4 : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)

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November 7, 2014 PROH-tuh-type It's not clear at this point how the device will differ from its prototype.   "Someone seems to have gotten his or her hands on an iPhone 6 prototype and is now selling it on eBay for a handsome sum-bidding had reached $83,300 at the time of this writing." - Lauren Walker, Newsweek, October 6, 2014

Word	prototype
Date	November 7, 2014
Type	noun
Syllables	PROH-tuh-type
Etymology	The prefix prot-, or proto-, comes from Greek and has the basic meaning "first in time" or "first formed." A prototype is someone or something that serves as a model or inspiration for those that come later. A successful fund-raising campaign can serve as a prototype for future campaigns. The legendary Robin Hood, the "prototypical" kindhearted and honorable outlaw, has been the inspiration for countless other romantic heroes. And for over a century, Vincent van Gogh has been the prototype of the brilliant, tortured artist who is unappreciated in his own time.
Examples	It's not clear at this point how the device will differ from its prototype. "Someone seems to have gotten his or her hands on an iPhone 6 prototype and is now selling it on eBay for a handsome sum-bidding had reached $83,300 at the time of this writing." - Lauren Walker, Newsweek, October 6, 2014
Definition	1 : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype 2 : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type 3 : a standard or typical example 4 : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)

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