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ar·che·type 
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| 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)]
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ar·che·typ·al
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archetype
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[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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archetype
"original pattern from which copies are made," 1545, from L. archetypum, from Gk. arkhetypon "pattern, model," neut. of adj. arkhetypos "first-moulded," from arkhe- "first" (see archon) + typos "model, type, blow, mark of a blow." Jungian psychology sense of "pervasive idea or image from the collective unconscious" is from 1919.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| archetype | |
noun | |
| something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; "this painting is a copy of the original" [syn: original] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
archetype [(ahr-ki-teyep)]
An original model after which other similar things are patterned. In the psychology of Carl Jung, archetypes are the images, patterns, and symbols that rise out of the collective unconscious and appear in dreams, mythology, and fairy tales.
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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- An original model or type after which other similar things are patterned.
- In Jungian psychology, an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic image that is derived from the past collective experience of humanity and is present in the unconscious of the individual. Also called imago.
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che·typ
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che·typi·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: ar·che·type
Pronunciation: 'är-ki-"tIp
Function: noun
1 a : a primitive generalized plan of structure deduced from the
characters of a natural group of plants or animals and assumed to be the characteristic of the ancestor from which they are all descended b : the original ancestor of a group of plants
or animals
2 : an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the
individual —ar·che·typ·al /"är-ki-'tI-p&l/ adjective
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Archetype
Ar"che*type\ ([aum]r"k[-e]*t[imac]p), n. [L. archetypum, Gr. 'arche`typon, fr. 'arche`typos stamped first and as model; 'arche = 'archi + ty`pos stamp, figure, pattern, ty`ptein to strike: cf. F. arch['e]type. 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. --Macaulay. Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world. --South. 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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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