antitype 
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antitype definition
anti·type (an′ti tīp′)
noun
- the person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol
- an opposite type
Etymology: LL antitypus < LGr antitypos < Gr, resembling, corresponding to + typos, figure: see type
Related Forms:
- antitypical an′ti·typ′i·cal (-tip′i kəl) adjective or antitypic an′ti·typ′ic
- antitypically an′ti·typ′i·cally adverb
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antitype Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- NT: Moreover, if the NT antitype cancels the meaning of the OT type, the NT must tell us so.
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