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Archetype
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Meaning
Noun
●
An
original
model of which all other
similar
concepts
,
objects
, or
persons
are
merely
copied
,
derivative
,
emulated
, or
patterned
; a prototype.
●
An
ideal
example
of something; a quintessence.
●
In Literature:
A
character
,
object
, or
story
that is based on a known
character
,
object
, or
story
.
●
In Psychology:
According to Swiss
psychologist
Carl Jung: a
universal
pattern
of
thought
, present in an individual's
unconscious
,
inherited
from
the past
collective
experience of humanity.
●
A
protograph
(“original
manuscript
of a
text
from which all further
copies
derive”).
Verb
●
To
depict
as, model using, or otherwise
associate
an
object
or
subject
with an archetype.
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Origin
archetype
English
architipe
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
archetypum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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