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Definitions for archetypal
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Princeton's WordNet
archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypicaladjective
representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
"archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
Wiktionary
archetypaladjective
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Archetypaladjective
Original; being a pattern from which copies are made.
Etymology: archetypus, Lat.
Through contemplation’s opticks I have seen
Him who is fairer than the sons of men:
The source of good, the light archetypal. John Norris, Miscell.
Webster Dictionary
Archetypaladjective
of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of archetypal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of archetypal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of archetypal in a Sentence
They are archetypal, typical looking sharks like a great reef or bull shark. They sort of look like that but they have tiny little eyes and big broad fins, these are adaption for living in very turbid water. If you have a look where these things live, the visibility is about an inch. It’s completely muddy water.
The story of bluestones transported by the vast Irish Sea Glacier is every bit as wonderful as the archetypal myth of Neolithic Argonauts struggling to move heavy stones with the aid of crude tools, heavy sledges and flimsy rafts.
The river sharks are particularly mysterious, they are archetypal, typical looking sharks like a great reef or bull shark. They sort of look like that but they have tiny little eyes and big broad fins.
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- أصليArabic
- arquetípicCatalan, Valencian
- arquetípicoSpanish
- نمونه اولیهPersian
- arkkityyppinenFinnish
- archétypal, archétypiqueFrench
- исконныйRussian
- nguyên mẫuVietnamese
- 原型的Chinese
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