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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•che•type /ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the original model from which all things of the same kind are copied.
- the best or most complete example of something.
See -arch-, -type-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•che•type (är′ki tīp′),USA pronunciation n. - 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. - Psychology(in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
- Greek archétypon a model, pattern (neuter of archétypos of the first mold, equivalent. to arche- arche- + týp(os) mold, type + -os adjective, adjectival suffix)
- Latin archetypum an original
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: archetype /ˈɑːkɪˌtaɪp/ n - a perfect or typical specimen
- an original model or pattern; prototype
- one of the inherited mental images postulated by Jung as the content of the collective unconscious
- a constantly recurring symbol or motif in literature, painting, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin archetypum an original, from Greek arkhetupon, from arkhetupos first-moulded; see arch-, type |