Definition of archetypes Archetypes
/ɑˈɹkɪtajˌps/ - [arkitayps] -
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What does archetypes mean?
Wiktionary 
- archetypes (Noun)
Plural of archetype.
Part of speech
🔤- archetypes, noun, plural of archetype.
WordNet
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| archetype - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" | ||
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| example, model an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10" | ||
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Wiktionary
- archetype (Noun)
An original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated; a prototype. - archetype (Noun)
A character, story, or object that is based on a known character, story, or object. - archetype (Noun)
An ideal example of something; a quintessence. - archetype (Noun)
According to the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity. - archetype (Verb)
To depict as, model using or otherwise associate a subject or object with an archetype.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- archetype (n.)
The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed. - archetype (n.)
The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted. - archetype (n.)
The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; as, the vertebrate archetype.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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archetype
The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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archetype
ärk′e-tīp, n. the original pattern or model, a prototype.—adj. Archetyp′al. [Gr. archetypon, archi-, and typos, a model.]
Wikipedia 
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In psychology, an archetype is a model of a person, personality, or behavior.
In the analysis of personality, the term "archetype" is often broadly used to refer to
But in a strict linguistic sense, an archetype is merely a defining "example" of a personality type. In this sense "mother figure" can be considered an archetype and instances can be found in various female characters with distinct personalities.
Archetypes have been present in mythology and literature for hundreds of years. The use of archetypes to analyze personality was advanced by Carl Jung early in the 20th century. The value in using archetypal characters in fiction derives from the fact that a large group of people are able to unconsciously recognize the archetype, and thus the motivations, behind the character's behavior.
Etymology.
The word "archetype" appeared in European texts as early as 1545. It derives from the Latin noun "archetypum" via the Greek noun "arkhetypon" and adjective "arkhetypos", meaning "first-moulded". The Greek roots are "arkhe-" ("first" or "original") + "typos" ("model", "type", "blow", "mark of a blow").
Part of speech
🔤- archetype, noun, singular of archetypes.
