antetype

[ an-tee-tahyp ]

/ ˈæn tiˌtaɪp /

noun

an earlier form; prototype.

Nearby words

anteroposterior diameter, anteros, anterosuperior, anterus, antesystole, antetype, anteversion, antevert, anth-, anthea, antheil

Origin of antetype

First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type

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Examples from the Web for antetype

As he learnt to see through Nature to her antetype, so he learnt to see through physical beauty.
William Blake|Charles Gardner
The spirit inherited from some remote Hambletonian antetype flames in his nostrils.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle

British Dictionary definitions for antetype

antetype

/ (ˈæntɪˌtaɪp) /

noun

an earlier form; prototype

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