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ar⋅che⋅type

  [ahr-ki-tahyp]
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–noun
1. 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.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L archetypum an original < Gk archétypon a model, pattern (neut. of archétypos of the first mold, equiv. to arche- arche- + týp(os) mold, type + -os adj. suffix)

Related forms:
ar⋅che⋅typ⋅al  [ahr-ki-tahy-puhl] , ar⋅che⋅typ⋅i⋅cal  [ahr-ki-tip-i-kuhl] , ar⋅che⋅typ⋅ic, adjective
ar⋅che⋅typ⋅al⋅ly, ar⋅che⋅typ⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ar·che·type   (är'kĭ-tīp')   
n.  
  1. An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype: "'Frankenstein' . . . 'Dracula' . . . 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' . . . the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories" (New York Times).
  2. An ideal example of a type; quintessence: an archetype of the successful entrepreneur.
  3. In Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious.

[Latin archetypum, from Greek arkhetupon, from neuter of arkhetupos, original : arkhe-, arkhi-, archi- + tupos, model, stamp.]
ar'che·typ'al (-tī'pəl), ar'che·typ'ic (-tĭp'ĭk), ar'che·typ'i·cal adj., ar'che·typ'i·cal·ly adv.
Usage Note: The ch in archetype, and in other English words of Greek origin such as architect and chorus, represents a transliteration of Greek X (chi), and is usually pronounced like (k). In a recent survey, 94 percent of the Usage Panel indicated that they pronounce archetype (är'kĭ-tīp'), with a (k) sound, while 6 percent preferred the pronunciation (är'chĭ-tīp'), with a (ch) sound. Of those who preferred the traditional (k) pronunciation, 10 percent noted that the (ch) pronunciation was also acceptable. Only the traditional pronunciation is widely accepted as standard, however.
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Archetypal

Ar"che*ty`pal\, a. Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind." --Gudworth.

Note: Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.
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