Definitions

Archetype
noun
1. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.

Stereotype
noun
4. Sociology . a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group: The cowboy and Indian are American stereotypes.
verb 5. to make a stereotype of.

6. to characterize or regard as a stereotype: The actor has been stereotyped as a villain.
7. to give a fixed form to.

Physiognomy
noun
1. the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
2. Also called anthroposcopy. the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially of the face.
3. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character: the physiognomy of a nation.

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