archetype

Etymology
From (modern 🇨🇬), from, from , the  form of , from  (from , from ) +  (from , from ).

Noun

 * 1) An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
 * 2) An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
 * 3)  A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
 * 4)  According to Swiss psychologist : a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
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 * 1) An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
 * 2)  A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
 * 3)  According to Swiss psychologist : a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
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Usage notes
Traditionally, archetype refers to the model upon which something is based, but it has also come to mean an example of a personality archetype, particularly a fictional character in a story based on a well-established personality model. In this fashion, a character based on the Jesus archetype might be referred to as a "Jesus archetype". See eponym for a similar usage conflict.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:model

Translations

 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܕܡܘܬܐ
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 * Czech: archetyp
 * Danish: arketype
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: pratipo, arĥetipo, arketipo
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 * Georgian: არქეტიპი,, მოდელი, ნიმუში, ორიგინალი, პირველსახე, პროტოტიპი
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: εἰκών
 * Hindi: आद्यरूप, आद्यप्ररूप,, आदिप्ररूप
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 * Macedonian: архетип
 * Manx: ard-chaslys
 * Middle English: forebīsen
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 * Bokmål: arketyp, arketype
 * Nynorsk: arketyp, arketype
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Verb

 * 1) To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.