ANTITYPE


Meaning of ANTITYPE in English

ˈantə̇ˌtīp, -tē- also -(ˌ)tī-, ˈaan- noun

Etymology: Late Latin antitypus (from Late Greek antitypos ) or New Latin antitypum, from Late Greek antitypon; both from Greek, masculine & neuter of antitypos repelled by a hard body, corresponding to a die, from antitypoun to strike against, from anti- anti- (I) + typoun to stamp, from typos blow, mark of a blow, mold — more at type

1.

a. : something that corresponds to or is foreshadowed in a type

b. : an opposite type

2. : antitrope

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