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1. A standard or typical example
   "he is the prototype of good breeding"
   - paradigm, epitome, image
    
2. Full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display
   - mock-up

1. Construct a model of
   "prototype an aeroplane"
   - model, mock up

Derived forms: prototyped, prototypes, prototyping

See also: prototypic

Type of: example, interpret, model, represent, simulation

Encyclopedia: Prototype