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Ectype \Ec"type\, n. [Cf. F. ectype. See {Ectypal}.]
1. (Classical Arch[ae]ol.)
(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).
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2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has
previously existed.
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Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the
ancient prophets. --Eng. Cyc. .
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