archetype
Example Sentences
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To evaluate a dog’s alterations, said Packer, consider how much it deviates from the original archetype: the wolf.
“It’s no longer about piloting and learning about what adaptation is and what it means and what the archetypes are,” Gbadegesin said.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Clinton are more complicated as politicians and people than as archetypes.
From Washington Post
Some adhere to the traditional archetypes and techniques, while others radically reinterpret them.
From New York Times
"We were very interested in the archetype of the kind of avenging anti-hero. I think queer characters often aren't allowed the agency to play that role."
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
