archetypal
adjective
of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype.
archetypally
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a word derived from
archetypal.
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a word derived from
archetype.
archetypenounthe original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
Example Sentences
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That change would be foundational for the middle-class democracy that many still regard as archetypally American.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
This muse was a springboard for a sumptuous and archetypally couture display.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
That she is also, like those archetypally male characters, a totally professional creature makes this the rare play in which the female apex of the triangle is not a romantic figure.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
It was the most beautiful and archetypally Scottish landscape we would encounter in our three days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2015
And so it is with Cary Grant, an actor who remains archetypally cool despite a number of qualities—the unplaceable accent, the too-bronze skin—that should seem hackneyed or hokey today.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2013
