archetypal C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɑɹkɪtaɪpəl/ UK /ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ See IPA manual Freq #53822 Meanings 1 adj Being a perfect or most typical example of a kind of person or thing. He is the archetypal absent-minded professor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · being a perfect or most... archetypicalprototypical Etymology AI details From archetype + -al. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # archetypal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɑɹkɪtaɪpəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ **Frequency rank:** 53822 ## Meanings 1. Being a perfect or most typical example of a kind of person or thing. ## Examples - He is the archetypal absent-minded professor. ## Etymology From archetype + -al. ## AI Etymology Archetypal is formed from archetype + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include being a perfect or most typical example of a kind of person or thing. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown