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ARCHETYPAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

Example:

she was the prototypal student activist

Synonyms:

archetypal; archetypical; prototypal; prototypic; prototypical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

first (preceding all others in time or space or degree)

Derivation:

archetype (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies)

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