hyparchetype

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UK/haɪpˈɑːkɪtaɪp/UK/hɪpˈɑːkɪtaɪp/US/haɪpˈɑɹkɪtaɪp/US/hɪpˈɑɹkɪtaɪp/

noun

A manuscript from which a family of texts is derived by copying; an intermediary node between the archetype (protograph) and a set of surviving manuscripts in a stemma codicum.

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Meanings

nounhyparchetype (plural hyparchetypes)

plural hyparchetypes

  1. human sciencesA manuscript from which a family of texts is derived by copying; an intermediary node between the archetype (protograph) and a set of surviving manuscripts in a stemma codicum.

Origin

From hyp- + archetype.

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APA

hyparchetype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyparchetype

MLA

“hyparchetype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyparchetype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyparchetype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyparchetype.

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