archetipo — meaning in English

English meaning

• archetype noun An original pattern or model that other similar things are based on or compared to.
• idea noun A thought, plan, or mental impression formed in the mind.
• type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

archetipo is used for these senses in English:

• archetype An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]
• idea (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. [16th–19th c.]

idea — full definition

1. noun A thought, plan, or mental impression formed in the mind.
2. noun A general concept, notion, or way of thinking about something.

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