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archetypal

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Definition of archetypal

adjective

  • 1very typical of a certain kind of person or thing:the archetypal country doctor
  • relating to or denoting an original which has been imitated:archetypal myths
  • 2relating to or denoting Jungian archetypes.
  • 3recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology:an archetypal journey representing the quest for identity

Derivatives

archetypally

adverb

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Definition of archetypal in the US English dictionary
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