Archetypal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Archetypal is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to an archetype.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for archetypal
Depending on context, synonyms include archetypic, archetypical, first, prototypical, prototypic, prototypal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prototypical, prototypic, prototypal, first, quintessential, paradigmatic.
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