ARCHETYPE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

this painting is a copy of the original

Synonyms:

archetype; original; pilot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("archetype" is a kind of...):

example; model (a representative form or pattern)

Derivation:

archetypal; archetypical (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned)