archetype

Your main character breaks free from the archetype of the African-American novel: David is not black.

The calavera, or decorated skull, is an archetype of Mexican popular culture.

Roll Royce—you would expect nothing less from such a British archetype, right?

By Ann Friedman, Medium The first step is, throw out the hoodie-wearing boy-genius and build a new archetype.

I believe an archetype was born in those years, that of the doughty British woman—proud, opinionated, but with a heart of gold.

Similarly, the One is the higher archetype of the intellectual power which moves around Him, being His image.

And nevertheless, by their unity all these things imitate the same archetype, some from far, some from near.

Archetype, rk′e-tīp, n. the original pattern or model, a prototype.

Greek culture must be distinguished as the archetype; and it must be shown how all culture rests upon shaky conceptions.

Remember that whatever paternal wisdom or maternal tenderness we have ever known here, has its source and archetype on high.