archetypal
adjective/ˌɑːkiˈtaɪpl/
/ˌɑːrkiˈtaɪpl/
- 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.
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