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Webster 1913 Edition


Ectypal

Ec′ty-pal

,
Adj.
[L.
ectypus
worked in high relief, Gr. [GREEK]; out + [GREEK] stamp, figure. See
Type
.]
Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction from the original model.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ectypal

EC'TYPAL

,
Adj.
[infra.] Taken from the original.