Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
archetypal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to an archetype; archetypal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the way of an
archetype , in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
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Examples
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Fortunately, atheism has never been something you needed to commit yourself to: the 'archetypical' (in a very broad sense) atheist is a rationalist, a scientist,
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Fortunately, atheism has never been something you needed to commit yourself to: the 'archetypical' (in a very broad sense) atheist is a rationalist, a scientist,
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Fortunately, atheism has never been something you needed to commit yourself to: the 'archetypical' (in a very broad sense) atheist is a rationalist, a scientist,
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In particular, a crescent that Muslims face into to face Mecca is called a archetypical mihrab is crescent shaped.)
Big Dogs House 2008
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In particular, a crescent that Muslims face into to face Mecca is called a archetypical mihrab is crescent shaped.)
The Thunder Run 2008
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In particular, a crescent that Muslims face into to face Mecca is called a archetypical mihrab is crescent shaped.)
Error Theory Alec Rawls 2008
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S&S: EP presents an archetypical yarn that begins when our lone warrior monk lady strides into a remote mountain wilderness on a woeful errand.
Mike Ragogna: Still Prince's Cinderella: A Conversation with Sheila E., Plus Chats with Manchester Orchestra and Jim Guthrie, and Weerd Science's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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JG: The game is the brainchild of Craig D. Adams, aka Superbrothers, and at its base, it's a 21st century interpretation of the archetypical old school videogame adventure designed exclusively for Apple's touchtronic machinery.
Mike Ragogna: Still Prince's Cinderella: A Conversation with Sheila E., Plus Chats with Manchester Orchestra and Jim Guthrie, and Weerd Science's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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S&S: EP presents an archetypical yarn that begins when our lone warrior monk lady strides into a remote mountain wilderness on a woeful errand.
Mike Ragogna: Still Prince's Cinderella: A Conversation with Sheila E., Plus Chats with Manchester Orchestra and Jim Guthrie, and Weerd Science's Audio Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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It would be difficult to read about Conan of Cimmeria, Gandalf the White, Jommy Cross, Michael Valentine Smith, Paul Atriedes, or Ender Wiggins without an appreciation of the archetypical tale of a hero's journey, from the destruction of Troy, across cursed and monster-haunted seas, to the underworld and back again, through Punic love and Palatine wars.
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