Archetype and Device

Archetype

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

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

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Archetype and device are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Device".

old	old archetype	old device
good	good archetype	good device
similar	similar archetype	similar device
common	common archetype	common device
Other adjectives: specific, certain, alien, standard, single, popular, actual, little, main, new, major, mysterious, classic, recurring, giant.

Rogue-archetype ships in Ring Runner Flight Of The Sages have a Gemini Array, a communication device that can be used for tricks such as shutting down an opponent's weapons or shields.

Source: Hack Your Enemy
A stock character can be an Archetype, an example of Characters as Device, or just very recognizable.

Source: Stock Characters
Despite debuting before the rise of Shana, Alisa Bannings of Lyrical Nanoha fits the archetype: a rich, long-haired Tsundere, especially in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha INNOCENT, where she gets a mini-skirted Magical Girl form equipped with a flaming whip Device called Flame Eyes.

Source: Shana Clone

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