Staple archetype Synonyms

Definitions for Staple


  • (noun) the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
  • (noun) material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
  • (noun) (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

Definitions for Archetype


  • (noun) something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
  • (noun) something from which copies are made
  • (noun) something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies