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archetype

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Main Entry:
ar·che·type 
          Listen to the pronunciation of archetype
Pronunciation:
\ˈär-ki-ˌtīp\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin archetypum, from Greek archetypon, from neuter of archetypos archetypal, from archein + typos type
Date:
1545
1: the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype ; also : a perfect example2: idea 1a3: an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the individual
ar·che·typ·al 
          Listen to the pronunciation of archetypal \ˌär-ki-ˈtī-pəl\ also ar·che·typ·i·cal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of archetypical \-ˈti-pi-kəl\ adjective
ar·che·typ·al·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of archetypally \-pə-lē\ also ar·che·typ·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of archetypically \-ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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