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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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   The meaning of ARCHETYPE is the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example. How to use archetype in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Archetype definition: the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.. See examples of ARCHETYPE used in a sentence.

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   ARCHETYPE definition: 1. a typical example of something, or the original model of something from which others are copied…. Learn more.

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   a statement, pattern of behavior, prototype, "first" form, or a main model that other statements, patterns of behavior, and objects copy, emulate, or "merge" into.

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   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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   ARCHETYPE meaning: 1. a typical example of something, or the original model of something from which others are copied…. Learn more.

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   Archetype definition: An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishARCHETYPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. 2. (in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.

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    An original model after which other similar things are patterned. In the psychology of Carl Jung, archetypes are the images, patterns, and symbols (see also symbol) that rise out of the collective unconscious and appear in dreams, mythology, and fairy tales. Discover More.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisharchetype noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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    Definition of archetype noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.