antetype

American  

[an-tee-tahyp] / ˈæn tiˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an earlier form; prototype.

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antetype British  

/ ˈæntɪˌtaɪp /

noun

1. an earlier form; prototype

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Etymology

Origin of antetype

First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type

Example Sentences

If two or more species have been independently formed on the plan of a common antetype, then the series of affinities will be compound, and can only be represented by a forked or many-branched line....

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James

Here then the antetype agrees perfectly with the type, all the preparation work accomplished between the hours of three and six in the evening, called between the two evenings.

From A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 by Bates, Joseph

The baptism of John, therefore, being a type or figure under the law, was to give way, when the antetype or substance became apparent.

From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 by Clarkson, Thomas

"Thou great antetype of my house," he said, while an electric brightness beamed from his upturned eyes.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

It was this baptism of Jesus in the antetype which occasioned John to know him personally, and enabled him to discover him to others.

From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 by Clarkson, Thomas