Someone or something that is ~ has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it. (FORMAL)
Cricket is the ~ English game.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Someone or something that is ~ has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it. (FORMAL)
Cricket is the ~ English game.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012