archétype

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archetypum, from archetypus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπος (arkhétupos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.ke.tip/
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Adjective

archétype (plural archétypes)

  1. archetypal

Noun

archétype m (plural archétypes)

  1. archetype

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