ARCHETYPE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

archetype

noun

ˈär-ki-ˌtīp

as in forerunner

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed the abacus is sometimes cited as the archetype of the modern digital calculator

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as in original

something from which copies are made Beowulf is considered by some scholars to be the archetype for medieval British heroic tales

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Examples of archetype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And the logic of marketing dictates that dating apps commodify people into legible archetypes for an easy sale. —

Josh Greenblatt, WIRED, 17 July 2024 Fain, an electrician who worked in an Indiana automotive parts factory, is a throwback to the more bare-knuckled archetype of labor leaders. —

Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2024 Where, after all, is the obvious biracial archetype to either deepen or deconstruct? —

Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024 As far as the conference goes, Nowell fits the perfect archetype for a Big East guard. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for archetype

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