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ar·che·type | Pronunciation: ˈär-ki-ˌtīp | Function: noun | Etymology: Latin archetypum, from Greek archetypon, from neuter of archetypos archetypal, from archein + typos type | Date: 1545
1 : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example
2 : idea
3 : an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the individual.