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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ectype Ectype \Ec"type\, n. [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.] 1. (Classical Arch[ae]ol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely). [1913 Webster] 2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. [1913 Webster] Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets. --Eng. Cyc. . [1913 Webster]