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archetypical

archetypical adjective: in the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized or most representative model.

Adjective

archetypical (comparative more archetypical, superlative most archetypical)

  1. In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized or most representative model.
  2. (broadly) Very typical.

Synonyms of archetypical

Forms of archetypical

comparativemore archetypical
superlativemost archetypical

Origin of archetypical

From archetype + -ical.

Words formed from archetypical

Questions about archetypical

What does archetypical mean?
Archetypical means in the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized or most representative model.
What part of speech is archetypical?
Archetypical is an adjective.

Words near archetypical in the dictionary

  1. archetypally
  2. archetype
  3. archetyped
  4. archetypes
  5. archetypic
  6. archetypical
  7. archetypically
  8. archetyping
  9. archetypist
  10. archetypists
  11. archetypoid

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