adj. In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Relating to an archetype; archetypal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as archetypal.
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adj. representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
Word Usage
"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,"