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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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legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
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sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
victualsfood usable by people
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
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