n.
Pronunciation: ' pr ō -t ə - ˌ t ī p
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Greek pr ō totypon, from neuter of pr ō totypos archetypal, from pr ō t- + typos type
Date: 1552
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 (as an airplane)