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archetypal

/ˌɑːkiˈtaɪpl/adjective

उच्चारण आर्किटाइपल

आदर्श, आद्यरूप, विशिष्ट

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    having all the important qualities that make somebody or something a typical example of a particular kind of person or thing

    आदर्श, आद्यरूप, विशिष्ट

    • the archetypal hero
    • He is the archetypal absent-minded professor, always losing his spectacles.
    • She is the archetypal strict but caring teacher.
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    • The film showed the archetypal villain with a dark cloak.
    • The old house is an archetypal Kerala home with a sloping roof.

    Synonyms typical classic quintessential model representative

    Opposite atypical unusual unrepresentative

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?Which word?

Keep the typical words together: archetypal, quintessential (the most perfect example), classic, prototypical (the first or typical form), stereotypical (a fixed, often unfair idea of a type).

विशिष्ट के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: archetypal, quintessential (सबसे पूर्ण उदाहरण), classic, prototypical (पहला या विशिष्ट रूप), stereotypical (किसी प्रकार के बारे में निश्चित, प्रायः अनुचित धारणा)।

§Grammar and usage

The noun archetype means the most typical example of something ('the archetype of a good teacher').

Noun archetype का अर्थ किसी चीज़ का सबसे विशिष्ट उदाहरण है ('the archetype of a good teacher')।

Keep the arch- (/k/) words: archetype, archaic, archive, architect, archangel.

Arch- (/k/) शब्द याद रखिए: archetype, archaic, archive, architect, archangel।