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noun
Ectype  n.  
1.
(Classical Archaeol.)
(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."






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