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ARCHETYPAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does archetypal mean?
• ARCHETYPAL (adjective)
The adjective ARCHETYPAL has 1 sense:
1. representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
Familiarity information: ARCHETYPAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
Synonyms:
archetypal; archetypical; prototypal; prototypic; prototypical
Context example:
she was the prototypal student activist
Similar:
first (preceding all others in time or space or degree)
Derivation:
archetype (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies)
Context examples
This interaction can occur because the ligand molecule shares structural features with the archetypal ligand.
(Cross Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)
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