"antitype" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antitypes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antítupos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀντίτυπος}} Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antítupos) Head templates: {{en-noun}} antitype (plural antitypes)
  1. Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type. Translations (something that is symbolized or represented by a type): αντίτυπος (antítypos) [masculine] (Greek), antytyp [masculine] (Polish), antítipo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antitype-en-noun--bh3uuDc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'something that is symbolized or represented by a type': 92 8
  2. A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
    Sense id: en-antitype-en-noun-SkyRrRTM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: archetype, type, typology

Inflected forms

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