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antitype Definition

anti·type (an′ti tīp′)

noun

  1. the person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol
  2. an opposite type

Etymology: LL antitypus < LGr antitypos < Gr, resembling, corresponding to + typos, figure: see type

antitype Related Forms
an′ti·typ′i·cal (-tip′i kəl) adjective or an′ti·typ′ic an′ti·typ′i·cally adverb
antitype Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • NT: Moreover, if the NT antitype cancels the meaning of the OT type, the NT must tell us so.