Definition of prototypical in English English dictionary
constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on, or derived from
Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
Prototypical is used to indicate that someone or something is a very typical example of a type of person or thing. Park Ridge is the prototypical American suburb. a prototypical socialist. = archetypal. very typical of a group or type