Archetypal Meaning
/ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or pertaining to an archetype.
Sentence Examples
Ziri is your archetypal hillbilly.
He is the archetypal hero who saves the day in movies.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The wise old man is an ____ figure in many cultures.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hero's journey is an ____ story pattern found in many world cultures.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English archetype Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English archetypal From archetype + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness."
— 2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), London, page R11:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wise old man is an ____ figure in many cultures.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The hero's journey is an ____ story pattern found in many world cultures.