archetype
noun [C] /ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/
/ˈɑːr-/ Definition
› a typical example of something, or the original model of something from which others are copied: The United States is the archetype of a federal society.Samples and examples archetypal /ˌɑː.kɪˈtaɪ.pəl/ /ˈɑː.kɪˌ-/
/ˌɑːr-/ adjective (also archetypical) › an archetypal English gentlemanTypifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance archetypically /ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
/ˌɑːr-/ adverb Typifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance
/ˌɑːr-/ adjective (also archetypical) › an archetypal English gentlemanTypifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance archetypically /ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
/ˌɑːr-/ adverb Typifying, illustrating and exemplifyingMeaning and significance (Definition of archetype noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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