archetypal
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archetypal
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- Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type: archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, representative, typic, typical. See same/different/compare, usual/unusual.
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IN BRIEF: Of or pertaining to a model or first form; of or relating to the original pattern after which a thing is made..
Among archetypal images, the Sacred Tree is one of the most widely known symbols on Earth
— Christopher McDowell, Source: Sanctuary Garden: Creating A Place Of Refuge In Your Yard Or Garden, 1998, p 128
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