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ARCHETYPAL
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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:
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)