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archetypal

/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ UK
/ˈɑɹkɪtaɪpəl/ US

adjective more archetypal · most archetypal

Of or pertaining to an archetype. Upstairs Downstairs hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal louche American).
Similar: archetypic, archetypical

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adj of or pertaining to an archetype

Español	arquetípico
Português	arquetípico
Français	archétypal, archétypique
Deutsch	archetypisch
Italiano	archetipale

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@misc{archetypal_2026,
  title = {archetypal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archetypal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}