antitype

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament
  2. noun an opposite or contrasting type

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antítupos).

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