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arche·type (är′kə tīp′)

noun

  1. the original pattern, or model, from which all other things of the same kind are made; prototype
  2. a perfect example of a type or group
  3. in Jungian psychology, any of several innate ideas or patterns in the psyche, expressed in dreams, art, etc. as certain basic symbols or images

Etymology: L archetypus < Gr archetypon < archos (see arch-) + typos (see type)

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archetype

n.

prototype, ideal, pattern; see model 1, 2. See syn. study atmodel.


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archetype Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • man: Odysseus is the archetype of the individual man, the lone venturer, who against the odds makes out.

Converse of object

  • represent: A symbol is an inevitably imperfect attempt to represent an archetype.

Adjective modifier

  • Jungian: We can move beyond the interpretation of the gods as myth, Jungian archetypes, [ 5 ] and schizophrenic hallucinations.

Noun used with modifier

  • character: Did you know, for instance, that the famous psychologist chappy Jung based his character archetypes on what he learned from the tarot?
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