ECTYPE

Noun

ectype (plural ectypes)

(philosophy) A copy, usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.

An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.

Source: Wiktionary

Ec"type, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]

1. (Classical Archæol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).

2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets. Eng. Cyc. .

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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