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Whats a word which describes something as the perfect example of something.?

Unfortunately, none of the previous answerers have hit the nail on the head.

"Personification" implies that she's personifying an inhuman object, which Angelina is not.

"Definition", similarly, is a bit more of a hermeneutic puzzle - if she "defines" generic character, she brings new meaning to it - which means, inherently, that she is different from it in some way.

"Epitome" comes close, but it implies Angelina is the embodiment of some unobtainable quality - if you're the epitome of something you're more of it than everyone else. It can be used with kindness, for example - "Angelina was the epitome of kindness" - I don't think it works where you're using "a" something. The "a" implies that it's an article, an object; and "a generic character" certainly isn't a personality trait.

Classic is the nearest any of these have got - yes, "classic example" works.

However, I think the word you're looking for is "archetype". Literally means "perfect example of" or "the thing upon which all others are based". I don't think you can get any closer than that.

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