antetype

[ an-tee-tahyp ]

noun
  1. an earlier form; prototype.

Origin of antetype

1
First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type

Words Nearby antetype

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How to use antetype in a sentence

  • The spirit inherited from some remote Hambletonian antetype flames in his nostrils.

  • As he learnt to see through Nature to her antetype, so he learnt to see through physical beauty.

    William Blake | Charles Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for antetype

antetype

/ (ˈæntɪˌtaɪp) /


noun
  1. an earlier form; prototype

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