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noun

Ectype n.

(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).

A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. "Some regarded him (Klopstock) as an ectype of the ancient prophets."

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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