An '''archetype''' (pronounced /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/) is an [[original]] [[model]] of a [[person]], [[ideal]] example, or a prototype upon which others are copied, [[patterned]], or emulated; a [[symbol]] [[universally]] recognized by all. In [[psychology]], an archetype is a model of a [[person]], [[personality]], or [[behavior]]. | An '''archetype''' (pronounced /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/) is an [[original]] [[model]] of a [[person]], [[ideal]] example, or a prototype upon which others are copied, [[patterned]], or emulated; a [[symbol]] [[universally]] recognized by all. In [[psychology]], an archetype is a model of a [[person]], [[personality]], or [[behavior]]. |