ARCHETYPE


Meaning of ARCHETYPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɑ:kɪtaɪp ]

n. 1 a an original model; a prototype. b a typical specimen. 2 (in Jungian psychology) a primitive mental image inherited from man's earliest ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious. 3 a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, etc. øøarchetypal adj. archetypical adj. [L archetypum f. Gk arkhetupon (as ARCH-, tupos stamp)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.