Archetype and Figure

Archetype

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

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

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

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Archetype and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

old	old archetype	old figure
good	good archetype	good figure
female	female archetype	female figure
similar	similar archetype	similar figure
Other adjectives: perfect, original, wise, single, popular, actual, real, male, little, tragic, main, feminine, new, major, heroic, well-known, mysterious, local, mythological, older, giant.

Artistic License Religion: Amenadiel claims that every culture throughout history has had a devil figure, and that figure has always been some flavor of the "fallen son" archetype.

Source: Series / Lucifer (2016)
On top of that, every season introduces a new mentor-type figure who presents a more personal version of the archetype.

Source: Shadow Archetype
Volonte's character Chuncho in A Bullet for the General is a sort of Lovable Rogue type, who again redefined the archetype as a complex, sympathetic figure.

Source: Bandito

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