archetypal
adjective
uk/ˌɑː.kɪˈtaɪ.pəl/us/ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/(alsoarchetypical,uk/ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌɑːr.kəˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/)typicalof anoriginalthing from whichothersarecopied:
an archetypalEnglishgentleman
Theylivein an archetypalcountryvillage.
See
archetype
- Thedioramasat thenaturalhistorymuseumwere archetypalold-styleexhibitions.
- With histhinmoustacheand well-tailoredclotheshe is the archetypalimageof ascreenvillain.
- Somepeoplesawhim as the archetypalsciencenerd.
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetypically
- besomeoneall overidiom
- betoken
- by way ofidiom
- genre
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- on-brand
- personification
- sum
- symbolic
- symbolize
- symptomatic
- tantamount
- territory
- textbook
- translate
- trust