antetype

[ an-tee-tahyp ]
/ ˈæn tiˌtaɪp /

noun

an earlier form; prototype.

Origin of antetype

First recorded in 1605–15; ante- + type

Words nearby antetype

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

Example sentences 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