Archetypal

[,ɑːkɪ'taɪp(ə)l] or [,ɑrkɪ'taɪpl]

Definition

(adj.) representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; 'archetypal patterns'; 'she was the prototypal student activist' .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original.

Edited by Arnold