archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical
(adjective) representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; “archetypal patterns”; “she was the prototypal student activist”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prototypical (comparative more prototypical, superlative most prototypical)
Constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on or derived from.
• archetypal
• archetypic
• archetypical
• prototypic
Source: Wiktionary
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
