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Definition of archetypal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

archetypal

adjective
 
/ˌɑːkiˈtaɪpl/
 
/ˌɑːrkiˈtaɪpl/
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  1. having all the important qualities that make somebody/something a typical example of a particular kind of person or thing
    • The Beatles were the archetypal pop group.
    • It was the archetypal British suburb, built in the 1930s.
See archetypal in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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