Prototypical
Prototypical adjective - Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned.
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Synonyms for Prototypical
Representative is a synonym for prototypical in same topic. In some cases you can use "Representative" instead an adjective "Prototypical", when it comes to topics like typical.
Representative
Representative adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.
Prototypical is a synonym for representative in characteristic topic. You can use "Prototypical" instead an adjective "Representative", if it concerns topics such as same, typical.
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Related pairs
- characteristic and prototypical
- characteristic and representative
- model and prototypical
- model and representative
- ideal and prototypical
- ideal and representative
- rep and prototypical
- rep and representative
- typical and prototypical
- typical and representative
- indicative and prototypical
- indicative and representative
- illustrative and prototypical
- illustrative and representative
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The very expectation that there could be such a thing as a prototypical 'Holocaust Victim', representative of the totality of The Holocaust, results from the sheer imbalance of survivors' experiences: the vast majority of the survivors had very similar experiences as skilled or fit-for-work slaves.
Source: Useful Notes / The Holocaust
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