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   Ar·che·type

   /ˈärk(ə)ˌtīp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very typical example of a certain person or thing: "the book is a perfect archetype of the genre"
   • ▪ an original that has been imitated: "the archetype of faith is Abraham"
   • ▪ a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology: "mythological archetypes of good and evil"
   • ▪ (in Jungian psychology) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek arkhetupon ‘something moulded first as a model’, from arkhe- ‘primitive’ + tupos ‘a model’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. archetypical adjective
   • 2. archetypically adverb

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   Synonyms for ARCHETYPE: forerunner, ancestor, precursor, prototype, predecessor, antecedent, model, original; Antonyms of ARCHETYPE: descendant, descendent, derivative, outgrowth, offshoot, by-product, daughter, son.

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   Other forms: archetypes. An archetype is a perfect example or model of something. If you have long blonde hair, a sparkly ball gown, and a fairy godmother hovering over your head, you're the archetype of a fairytale princess.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of archetype in English. archetype. noun. These are words and phrases related to archetype. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of archetype. Satan is the archetype of evildoers. Synonyms. original. prototype. classic. model. exemplar. prime example.

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   Synonyms for ARCHETYPES: forerunners, ancestors, precursors, prototypes, predecessors, antecedents, grandaddies, models; Antonyms of ARCHETYPES: descendants, descendents, derivatives, byproducts, offshoots, sons, outgrowths, daughters.

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    Synonyms for ARCHETYPE: standard, model, paradigm, pattern, prime example, original, prototype, …

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    Synonyms of archetype. 1. : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype. … the House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet … Thomas Babington Macaulay. also : a perfect example. He is the archetype of a successful businessman. 2.