prototypical
adjUK /ˌpɹəʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/ · US /ˌpɹoʊtəˈtɪpɪkəl/
Etymology From prototype + -ical.
1
Constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on or derived from.
- The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and Injustice, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 26:
- Derived terms
- prototypicality, prototypically, unprototypical
- Related terms
- stereotypical