ectype
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A reproduction or copy of an original; a copy: opposed to prototype.
Examples
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One other issue with early Booster is that a lot of his story is very reminiscent of Superman, and that comparison doesn't flatter Booster at all the proper term is that Booster is a Superman ectype.
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The knowability of the world is explained in terms of the basic Platonic principles of archetype and ectype (form and copy).
Note
The word 'ectype' comes from a Greek word meaning 'worked in relief'.
