Archetype vs Mirror - What's the difference?

Archetype is a related term of mirror.

As nouns the difference between archetype and mirror

is that archetype is archetype while mirror is a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

As an adjective archetype

is archetypal.

As a verb mirror is

of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

archetype

English

Noun

(en noun)

An original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated; a prototype

(literature) A character, story, or object that is based on a known character, story, or object.

An ideal example of something; a quintessence.

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(psychology) According to the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.

Usage notes

Traditionally archetype'' refers to the model upon which something is based, but it has also come to mean an example of a personality archetype, particularly a fictional character in a story based on a well-established personality model. In this fashion, a character ''based'' on the Jesus archetype might be referred to as a "Jesus archetype". See ''eponym for a similar usage conflict.

Synonyms

* See also

Verb

To depict as, model using or otherwise associate a subject or object with an archetype.

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mirror

English

(wikipedia mirror)

Alternative forms

* mirrour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.

We could see the lorry in the mirror , so decided to change lanes.

(figuratively) an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.

* Spenser

O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.

(computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.

Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors .

A mirror carp.

Synonyms

* (reflecting surface) glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)

Derived terms

* do with mirrors * half-silvered mirror * magic mirror * mirror image * one-way mirror * rear-view mirror * two-way mirror

Verb

(en verb)

Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in (Graceland).

(computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).

To reflect.