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ARCHETYPE

the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype

The meaning of the word archetype is the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype.

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pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
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resignrelegate
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occidentwest
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