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antitype

an·ti·type

uncommon

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

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀντίτυπος (antítupos).

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