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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Antitype \An"ti*type\, noun [Gr. ? of corresponding form; ? against + ? type, figure. See {Type}.] That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
antitype
noun
1: 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: an opposite or contrasting type [ant: {type}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "antitype": antetype, archetype, biotype, classic example, criterion, epitome, fugleman, fugler, genotype, imitatee, lead, mirror, model, original, paradigm, pattern, precedent, prototype, representative, rule, standard, type, type species, type specimen, urtext
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