Archetype and Icon

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

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

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Icon noun - A visible representation of something abstract (as a quality).

Usage example: cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour

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Archetype and icon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Icon".

Nearby Words: iconic, iconography, iconics

old	old archetype	old icon
original	original archetype	original icon
single	single archetype	single icon
popular	popular archetype	popular icon
Other adjectives: real, little, main, new, major, heroic, classic, different, recurring, recognizable, giant, existing.

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