Archetype

  • 21archetype — 1. noun /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp,ˈɑɹkɪtaɪp/ a) An original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated; a prototype b) A character, story, or object that is based on a known character,… …

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  • 22archetype — [17] Archetype comes, via Latin archetypum, from Greek arkhétupon, a nominal use of the adjective arkhétupos, literally ‘firstmoulded’, from túpos ‘mould, model, type’. The Greek prefix arkhe was based on the noun arkhos ‘chief, ruler’, a… …

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  • 23archetype —    An original model like which others are formed; an avatar. Can also be an example that is an ideal form of its type; the perfect or typical specimen. Archetypes are recurring motifs in mythology and the arts. According to the theories of… …

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  • 24archetype — noun (C) the most typical example of something, because it has all the most important qualities: Merlin is the archetype of the wise old man. archetypal adjective: Byron was the archetypal Romantic hero …

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  • 25archetype — noun the archetype of Southern hospitality Syn: quintessence, essence, representative, model, embodiment, prototype, stereotype; original, pattern, standard, paradigm See note at model …

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  • 26archetype —   a character, place, or thing, that is repeatedly presented in films with a particular style or characterization; an archetype usually applies to a specific genre or type classification.   Examples: the whore with a heart of gold and the many… …

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  • 27archetype — [17] Archetype comes, via Latin archetypum, from Greek arkhétupon, a nominal use of the adjective arkhétupos, literally ‘firstmoulded’, from túpos ‘mould, model, type’. The Greek prefix arkhe was based on the noun arkhos ‘chief, ruler’, a… …

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  • 28archétypé, e —  adj. En forme d archétype …

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  • 29Archetype (psychanalyse) — Archétype (psychologie analytique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Archétype. L archétype est une forme a priori de toute expérience humaine, inscr …

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  • 30Archétype (Psychanalyse) — Archétype (psychologie analytique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Archétype. L archétype est une forme a priori de toute expérience humaine, inscr …

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