archetype
noun
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
archetypic
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a word derived from
archetype.
Example Sentences
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Her lifework has been to elevate and sculpt her own archetypic personality, and no string of drab printed facts is going to get in her way.
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