Meaning of the word archetypal in English

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archetypal

US /ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/
UK /ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/

Adjective

1.

typical of an original thing from which others are copied:

Example:
an archetypal English gentleman
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