That is created first; original, archetypal. Cf. protoplastic, adj. 1. Obsolete.

Of the nature of, or constituting, an archetype; of or pertaining to an archetype; primitive, original.

Of the nature of or constituting a prototype; of or relating to a prototype; archetypal.

Of the nature of or constituting a prototype; of or relating to a prototype; archetypal.

Of, relating to, or of the nature of a protoplast (protoplast, n.1 1); that is formed or created first; original, archetypal.

That serves as a pattern or model; typical; archetypal; ideal, exemplary. Frequently of a person, as pattern girl, pattern man, etc. Now rare.

Of the nature of a first principle; primordial.

= archetypal, adj. 1.

= archetypal, adj. 1. Also absol.

= prototypical, adj.

That is, constitutes, or serves as a prototype; prototypical.

As an intensifier. colloquial (chiefly British). your actual ——: used to emphasize the authentic or archetypal status of the specified thing…