Archetype — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæʃdɹæwɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːkɪtˌaɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːkɪtˌaɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæʃdɹæwɚ/.

Examples

this painting is a copy of the original

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

original pilot

Parts of Speech

noun	something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies “this painting is a copy of the original”

Word Forms

original	adjective	not derived or copied or translated from something else
archetypical	adjective	representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
archetypal	adjective	representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Archetyp

etwas, das als Modell oder Grundlage für die Anfertigung von Kopien dient

🇫🇷French

archétype

quelque chose qui sert de modèle ou de base pour faire des copies

🇪🇸Spanish

arquetipo

algo que sirve como modelo o base para hacer copias

🇮🇹Italian

archetipo

qualcosa che serva da modello o base per fare copie

🇵🇹Portuguese

arquétipo

algo que serve de modelo ou base para fazer cópias

🇷🇺Russian

архетип

что-то, что служит моделью или основой для изготовления копий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूलरूप आदर्श

कुछ ऐसा जो प्रतियाँ बनाने के लिए एक मॉडल या आधार के रूप में कार्य करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আর্কিটাইপ

এমন কিছু যা একটি মডেল বা অনুলিপি তৈরির ভিত্তি হিসাবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தொன்மை வகை

நகல்களை உருவாக்குவதற்கான மாதிரியாக அல்லது அடிப்படையாக செயல்படும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్కిటైప్

ఏదో ఒక నమూనాగా లేదా కాపీలు చేయడానికి ఒక ఆధారంగా పనిచేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आर्केटाइप

असे काहीतरी जे मॉडेल किंवा कॉपी बनवण्यासाठी आधार म्हणून काम करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આર્કીટાઇપ

કંઈક કે જે નકલો બનાવવા માટે મોડેલ અથવા આધાર તરીકે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲಮಾದರಿ

ನಕಲು ಮಾಡಲು ಒಂದು ಮಾದರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആദിരൂപം

പകർപ്പുകൾ നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഒരു മാതൃകയോ അടിസ്ഥാനമോ ആയി വർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਰਾਤੱਤਵ ਕਿਸਮ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਨਕਲਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਡਲ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آثار قدیمہ

کوئی ایسی چیز جو نمونے کے طور پر کام کرتی ہو یا کاپیاں بنانے کی بنیاد ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原型

用作复制品的模型或基础的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

原型

コピーを作成するためのモデルまたは基礎として機能するもの

🇰🇷Korean

원형

복제물의 모델이나 기초가 되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên mẫu

một cái gì đó phục vụ như một mô hình hoặc một cơ sở để tạo ra các bản sao

🇹🇭Thai

ต้นแบบ

สิ่งที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นต้นแบบหรือพื้นฐานในการทำสำเนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pola dasar

sesuatu yang berfungsi sebagai model atau dasar untuk membuat salinan

🇲🇾Malay

arketip

sesuatu yang menjadi model atau asas untuk membuat salinan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النموذج الأصلي

شيء يعمل كنموذج أو أساس لعمل النسخ

🇮🇷Persian

کهن الگو

چیزی که به عنوان الگو یا پایه ای برای ساختن کپی ها عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

arketip

kopya yapmak için model veya temel görevi gören şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַב טִיפּוּס

משהו שמשמש כמודל או בסיס להכנת עותקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'archetype'?

The primary meaning of 'archetype' is 'something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies'.

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Using 'archetype' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'archetype' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'archetype' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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