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ectypus

ectypus is the alternative form of ectype.

Meaning of ectype

Noun

ectype (plural ectypes)

  1. An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
    • Peireskius sent the Ectype of a Medal to Sir Robert Cotton, in which Britannia was with both a double and single N.1697, J[ohn] Evelyn, “Of Inscriptions”, in Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern. […], London: […] Benj[amin] Tooke […], →OCLC, page 196
  2. An object in relievo or embossed.
  3. A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.
    • If my account is correct, both archetypes and ectypes are 'real' insofar as they are composed of ideas of sensation. But I draw a distinction that Johnson does not acknowledge, viz., a distinction between ontological and epistemic ectypes.2001, Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review, numbers 170-172, page 30
  4. An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.

Forms of ectypus

pluralectypuses

Questions about ectypus

What is ectypus the alternative form of?
Ectypus is the alternative form of ectype.

Words near ectypus in the dictionary

  1. ectylurea
  2. ectypal
  3. ectype
  4. ectypes
  5. ectypography
  6. ectypus
  7. ecu
  8. Ecu.
  9. Ecuador
  10. Ecuadoran
  11. Ecuadorans

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