Archetype and Basis

Archetype

Archetype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

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Basis and archetype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Archetype".

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Archetype and basis are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

good	good archetype	good basis
physical	physical archetype	physical basis
similar	similar archetype	similar basis
usual	usual archetype	usual basis
Other adjectives: common, complete, original, strong, actual, entire, real, little, main, major, general, recurring, mythological.

The historical basis for the "evil" part of the "Evil Jesuit" archetype comes largely from their work during the Counter-Reformation.

Source: Evil Jesuit
The County of South Platte is ruled by Treyston Stotch Southern Gentleman: Six centuries in the future, this archetype has become the basis for a new knightly tradition in the Old South.

Source: Video Game / After the End: A Crusader Kings II Mod
In Pathfinder, this is one way of flavoring the Oracle class, and eventually became the basis of an archetype called the Possessed Oracle, who gets its powers by allowing spirits to inhabit its body.

Source: Willing Channeler

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