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Definition prototype in British English

prototype noun

[countable] noun
/ˈprəʊtətaɪp/
1

the first form of something new, made before it is produced in large quantities

Example

Designers have built a working prototype of the car.

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2

the first or most typical example of something

Example

the prototype for all the concentration camps that followed

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Definition prototype in British English