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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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definition: |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied; prototype.
The American writer Edgar Allan Poe is said to have created the archetype of the detective story, inspiring an entire genre of literature.- synonyms:
- exemplar, model, original, pattern, prototype
- similar words:
- ancestor, example, forerunner, ideal, mold, paradigm, paragon, precursor, predecessor, type
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related words: |
image, lead, miniature, original |
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derivations: |
archetypal (adj.), archetypic (adj.), archetypally (adv.) |
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