archetypenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/us/ˈɑːr.kə.taɪp/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.
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archetypal
adjective uk/ˌɑː.kɪˈtaɪ.pəl/us/ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/also archetypical,
an archetypal English gentleman
archetypically
adverb uk/ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌɑːr.kəˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/