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Quintessential vs Prototypical - What's the difference?

quintessential | prototypical |

As adjectives the difference between quintessential and prototypical

is that quintessential is of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate while prototypical is constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on, or derived from.

quintessential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); ultimate.
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    • prototypical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on, or derived from

    • Synonyms

    *archetypal *archtypic *archetypical *prototypic

    Derived terms

    * prototypically