Archetype and Case

Archetype

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

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

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Case noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: this is a perfect case of people jumping to the wrong conclusion before all the facts are known

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Archetype and case are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Case".

Nearby Words: cased, casing, casework

old	old archetype	old case
good	good archetype	good case
particular	particular archetype	particular case
similar	similar archetype	similar case
Other adjectives: specific, complete, original, single, likely, strong, actual, entire, real, bad, tragic, main, new, major, classic, different, literal.

However, this seems to be more of a case of Americans Love Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth, considering he is a parody of their nation's hero archetype.

Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Video Games
This is an interesting case, because each character is the living embodiment of an archetype superimposed upon the multiple realities.

Source: Literature / The Book of All Hours
This is an interesting case, because each character is the living embodiment of an archetype superimposed upon multiple realities.

Source: Universal-Adaptor Cast

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