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    [ˈärk(ə)ˌtīp(ə)l]
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    archetypal (adjective)
    1. very typical of a certain kind of person or thing:
      "the archetypal country doctor"
      • recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology:
        "an archetypal journey representing the quest for identity"
      • relating to or denoting an original that has been imitated:
        "the archetypal believer, Abraham"
      • relating to or denoting Jungian archetypes.
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    adjective
    1. very typical of a certain kind of person or thing:
      representative
      standard
      conventional
      classic
      model
      exemplary
      quintessential
      prime
      textbook
      copybook
      stock
      stereotypical
      prototypical
      paradigmatic
      illustrative
      average
      clichéd
      trite
      hackneyed
      most typical
      most characteristic
      Opposite:
      atypical
      unique
       
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    2. Typical of an original or prototype
      adjective of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype: an archetypal evil stepmother.

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      archetypal (ˌɑːkɪˈtaɪpəl) or archetypical adj 1. perfect or typical as a specimen of something

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      Meaning of archetypal in English archetypal adjective us / ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.p ə l / uk / ˌɑː.kɪˈtaɪ.p ə l / (also archetypical, us / ˌɑːr.kəˈtɪp.ɪ.k ə l / uk / ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.k ə l /) Add to word list typical of an original thing from which others are copied:

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      1 : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype … the House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet … — Thomas Babington Macaulay also : a perfect example He is the archetype of a successful businessman.

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