hypotypic

adjective

hy·​po·​typic

variants or hypotypical

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1

: imperfectly typical

2

: of or relating to a hypotype

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from hypo- + typic or typical; in sense 2, from hypotype + -ic or -ical

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