Archetype Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of archetype noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

archetype noun  /ˈɑːkitaɪp/  /ˈɑːrkitaɪp/(formal) jump to other results

1. the most typical or perfect example of a particular kind of person or thing
   • She is the archetype of an American movie star.
   Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhetupon ‘something moulded first as a model’, from arkhe- ‘primitive’ + tupos ‘a model’.

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