"archetypical" meaning in English

See archetypical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more archetypical [comparative], most archetypical [superlative]
Etymology: From archetype + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|archetype|ical}} archetype + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} archetypical (comparative more archetypical, superlative most archetypical)
  1. In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized or most representative model.
    Sense id: en-archetypical-en-adj-zWyi6pRe
  2. (by extension) Very typical. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-archetypical-en-adj-Au5FHM6i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: archetypic, archetypal, quintessential Derived forms: archetypically, nonarchetypical
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