Archetype and Motive

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

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

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Motive noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Archetype and motive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Motive".

good	good archetype	good motive
particular	particular archetype	particular motive
similar	similar archetype	similar motive
common	common archetype	common motive
Other adjectives: specific, perfect, original, true, likely, strong, actual, entire, real, little, bad, tragic, main, ultimate, new, major, heroic, different.

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