What does archetypal mean?

archetypal means "representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned".

How many syllables are in archetypal?

archetypal has 3 syllables: ar-chety-pal. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹkˈtaɪpəl/.

What is another word for archetypal?

Close synonyms include archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is archetypal a common word?

archetypal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

archetypal — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
“archetypal patterns”
“she was the prototypal student activist”
Synonymsarchetypical prototypal prototypic prototypical
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What does archetypal mean?: archetypal means "representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned".

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