archetype

[Ar·che*type]

An archetype is a perfect example or model of something. If you have long blonde hair, a sparkly ball gown, and a fairy godmother hovering over your head, you're the archetype of a fairytale princess.

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The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.

Noun
an original model on which something is patterned


n.
The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.

n.
The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.

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.


Archetype

Ar"che*type , n. [L. archetypum, Gr. , fr. stamped first and as model; + stamp, figure, pattern, to strike: cf. F. arch'82type. See Arch-, pref.] 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.
The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet.
Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world.
2. (Coinage) The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted. 3. (Biol.) 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.

The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.

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Usage Examples

Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power.

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