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archetype

UK
/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/
US
/ˈɑr.kɪ.taɪp/

Translations

archetypenoun
archetypes
pl
UK
/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/
US
/ˈɑr.kɪ.taɪp/
archétypeSens général : exemple très représentatif ou modèle originel.
The hero archetype is a common figure in literature.
L’archétype du héros est une figure courante dans la littérature.
archétypePsychologie analytique : image ou schéma universel de l’inconscient collectif.
Carl Jung's theory includes the concept of archetypes.
La théorie de Carl Jung inclut le concept d’archétypes.
Additional translations
archétypeLinguistique historique : forme ancestrale reconstruite.
Synonyms
prototype
model
pattern
original
ideal
paragon
exemplar
standard
archetypeverb
archetyped
Past Simple
archetyped
Past Participle
archetyping
Gerund
UK
/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/
US
/ˈɑːr.kɪ.taɪp/
Rare/archaic usage meaning ‘to model or serve as a prototype’
Additional translations
archétyperEmploi rare : « incarner de manière exemplaire ».
archétyperEmploi rare et spécialisé ; verbe formé sur « archétype ».
Synonyms
instantiate
symbolize
embody
model
represent
exemplify
personify
epitomize
typify
archetypeadjective
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘serving as a typical example’
archétypalAdjectif utilisé pour dire « qui relève de l’archétype » ou « typique d’un archétype ».
The study focuses on archetype patterns in mythic storytelling.
L’étude se concentre sur des schémas archétypaux dans le récit mythique.
Synonyms
ideal
model
exemplary
classic
typical
paradigmatic
representative
quintessential
prototypical
archetypal

Definitions

archetypenoun
A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
The hero archetype is a common figure in literature, representing courage and self-sacrifice.
An original model or pattern from which others are copied or developed.
The architect's design served as an archetype for future buildings in the city.
In psychology, a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
Carl Jung's theory of the collective unconscious includes the concept of archetypes, such as the mother or the wise old man.
In historical linguistics, a reconstructed ancestor form from which cognate words in different languages are derived.
The Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥(t) is the archetype for words meaning ‘ten’ in many descendant languages.
archetypeverb
To model or design as the original pattern for something; to establish as a prototype.
The engineer archetyped a new modular housing unit for rapid construction.
To serve as a typical example of; to embody the essential characteristics of something.
Her unwavering resolve archetypes the spirit of the movement.
archetypeadjective
Serving as a typical example or original model; archetypal (used attributively).
The study focuses on archetype patterns in mythic storytelling.
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