prototypal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a prototype

Similar
archetypalprototypicarchetypicalprototypicalfirst1st
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Meanings

adjectiveprototypal (comparative more prototypal, superlative most prototypal)

comparative more prototypal · superlative most prototypal

  1. Of or pertaining to a prototype

    Synonyms: archetypal, prototypic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a prototype

Similar
archetypalprototypic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverepresenting or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

Similar
archetypalarchetypicalprototypicprototypicalfirst1st
Also see
archetypalarchetypicalfirstprototypicprototypical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From prototype + -al.

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APA

prototypal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prototypal

MLA

“prototypal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prototypal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prototypal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prototypal.

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